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Definition of redress in English: redressverb rɪˈdrɛsrəˈdrɛs [with object]1Remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation) the power to redress the grievances of our citizens Example sentencesExamples - Agenda for Change also does nothing to redress staff shortages and the huge pressures on frontline staff.
- This new facility will certainly redress this situation.
- More recently, efforts have been made to redress this situation.
- I trust that they will move quickly to redress this situation.
- In both cases, steps were being taken to redress the disadvantages of minority communities.
- The union also complained of a breach of Article 13 in that, under Swedish law, it had no effective remedy for redressing its grievance, other than complaining to the Swedish Labour Court.
- Insiders suggest this may be the year the Finance Minister redresses that situation.
- The department is currently exploring all possible avenues to redress this situation.
- They must also consider how to redress the shortage in trained care workers.
- This film was designed to redress that situation.
- And now we're trying to redress that situation.
- His attempts to redress the financial crisis and restore discipline soon aroused hostility from the guard.
- The Government has taken some measures to redress the situation.
- In order to redress this crisis she says we must tackle the question of security.
- The NHS in the UK imports doctors from other countries in order to redress the perceived shortage of doctors in this country.
- He had to redress the situation as soon as possible.
- On Thursday he set about redressing that situation.
- So there's not a lot left in the policy kitty when it comes to redressing economic disadvantage.
- Only those who can afford it will have to pay, he swears, adding that the funds released will go to redress educational disadvantage.
- Most supporters of this shift to the right acknowledge some obligation to redress unequal opportunities, and to protect the vulnerable.
Synonyms rectify, correct, put/set/make right, right, put to rights, compensate for, sort out, deal with, amend, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, make good, reform, harmonize, retrieve, improve, better, ameliorate, adjust, resolve, settle, square informal patch up even up, regulate, adjust, equalize, make level, regularize, correct 2archaic Set upright again. some ambitious Architect being called to redress a leaning Wall
noun rɪˈdrɛsrəˈdrɛs mass nounRemedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights Example sentencesExamples - Only the company can seek redress for such wrongs.
- The common law claim for restitution would be the means of redress.
- It does not agree with the Government that pecuniary compensation would not provide redress.
- The only wrongs he seeks to redress are those he perceives as having been inflicted by an uncaring world on himself.
- The right to seek redress of wrongs in court is precious and should not be restricted or abridged, based on myths.
- This has had to include the appropriate redress of grievances against government.
- Court based compensation is rooted in ancient common law - the right to seek redress against those who have done us wrong.
- The plaintiff voluntarily seeks redress from these defendants.
- I will not hesitate to seek for an immediate legal redress through my solicitors for any consequential loss.
- Natural and statutory law, a sense of justice, and logic explain why people seek redress for wrongs suffered.
- It also provided civil remedies to petitioners seeking redress which was unavailable at common law.
- It did not matter that certain persons may well have been able to seek legal redress.
- And only in rare instances is it possible to seek redress from a higher court quickly.
- The agreement provides for adequate redress for the wrongs.
- It is a tort suit that is calculated to provide full redress from the perpetrator.
- Our courts are clogged with lawsuits pleading redress of wrongs perpetrated on individual employees.
- This means that it is clearly open to non-Jewish claimants to seek redress.
- There are times when individuals who have been wronged must join together to seek redress.
- The descendants of those great artists are sticking together and going to court to seek redress.
- There are two main routes by which aggrieved patients may seek redress for unsatisfactory health care.
Synonyms compensation, reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment, damages, indemnity, indemnification requital, retribution, satisfaction, remedy, comeback justice, atonement, amends
Phrases Restore equality in a situation. an opportunity to redress the balance in their fortunes Example sentencesExamples - We took the view that this was an opportunity to redress the balance.
- The edition of the following week merely redressed the balance.
- Still, Radio Scotland redressed the balance somewhat by airing a whopping 11 hours of consecutive football output yesterday.
- This major review of fares regulation - the first since privatisation - is part of redressing the balance between taxpayers and fare payers.
- That is the stark fact facing health chiefs as they meet today to discuss ways of redressing the balance.
- At least this, in some way, redresses the balance.
- Isn't it now time we redressed the balance by arming his victims so they can fight back?
- This is the first step to redressing the balance.
- On the face of it, giving any person the right to appeal a planning decision is merely redressing the balance.
- It now leads with eight new comments (two against, six for), somewhat redressing the balance.
Synonyms compensation, recompense, reparation, restitution, restoration, redress, indemnity, indemnification, atonement, expiation, requital
Derivatives adjective This is usually understood as meaning injustice, hardship which should not have arisen, something that is wider than legally redressable damage.
noun The panchayat could levy fines, although if the offender did not pay it had then to go to the civil courts for redressal. Example sentencesExamples - Even during the four years of its existence, the commission has not been able to deliver goods to the victims and that is why the people have lost faith in the commission and they would not approach it for redressal of their grievances.
- These ‘open hearings’ give women an opportunity to air their views, grievances and seek redressal on the spot.
- Since I don't seek financial redressal, this is the action I propose to take against all concerned with your website.
- It had asked them to seek redressal of their grievances from the High Court.
noun A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. Example sentencesExamples - Originating in sectarian rivalry for land in Ulster, they had become general redressers of rural grievances, with overwhelmingly local concerns.
Origin Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse. Definition of redress in US English: redressverbrəˈdrɛsrəˈdres [with object]1Remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation) the power to redress the grievances of our citizens Example sentencesExamples - They must also consider how to redress the shortage in trained care workers.
- The department is currently exploring all possible avenues to redress this situation.
- Insiders suggest this may be the year the Finance Minister redresses that situation.
- And now we're trying to redress that situation.
- On Thursday he set about redressing that situation.
- Most supporters of this shift to the right acknowledge some obligation to redress unequal opportunities, and to protect the vulnerable.
- Only those who can afford it will have to pay, he swears, adding that the funds released will go to redress educational disadvantage.
- The union also complained of a breach of Article 13 in that, under Swedish law, it had no effective remedy for redressing its grievance, other than complaining to the Swedish Labour Court.
- He had to redress the situation as soon as possible.
- In order to redress this crisis she says we must tackle the question of security.
- In both cases, steps were being taken to redress the disadvantages of minority communities.
- So there's not a lot left in the policy kitty when it comes to redressing economic disadvantage.
- More recently, efforts have been made to redress this situation.
- Agenda for Change also does nothing to redress staff shortages and the huge pressures on frontline staff.
- This new facility will certainly redress this situation.
- I trust that they will move quickly to redress this situation.
- The NHS in the UK imports doctors from other countries in order to redress the perceived shortage of doctors in this country.
- The Government has taken some measures to redress the situation.
- His attempts to redress the financial crisis and restore discipline soon aroused hostility from the guard.
- This film was designed to redress that situation.
Synonyms rectify, correct, make right, put right, set right, right, put to rights, compensate for, sort out, deal with, amend, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, make good, reform, harmonize, retrieve, improve, better, ameliorate, adjust, resolve, settle, square even up, regulate, adjust, equalize, make level, regularize, correct - 1.1archaic Set upright again.
some ambitious architect being called to redress a leaning wall
nounrəˈdrɛsrəˈdres Remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights Example sentencesExamples - There are two main routes by which aggrieved patients may seek redress for unsatisfactory health care.
- This has had to include the appropriate redress of grievances against government.
- The plaintiff voluntarily seeks redress from these defendants.
- It does not agree with the Government that pecuniary compensation would not provide redress.
- The only wrongs he seeks to redress are those he perceives as having been inflicted by an uncaring world on himself.
- The common law claim for restitution would be the means of redress.
- There are times when individuals who have been wronged must join together to seek redress.
- It is a tort suit that is calculated to provide full redress from the perpetrator.
- And only in rare instances is it possible to seek redress from a higher court quickly.
- Only the company can seek redress for such wrongs.
- The descendants of those great artists are sticking together and going to court to seek redress.
- Natural and statutory law, a sense of justice, and logic explain why people seek redress for wrongs suffered.
- This means that it is clearly open to non-Jewish claimants to seek redress.
- Our courts are clogged with lawsuits pleading redress of wrongs perpetrated on individual employees.
- I will not hesitate to seek for an immediate legal redress through my solicitors for any consequential loss.
- It did not matter that certain persons may well have been able to seek legal redress.
- The right to seek redress of wrongs in court is precious and should not be restricted or abridged, based on myths.
- The agreement provides for adequate redress for the wrongs.
- Court based compensation is rooted in ancient common law - the right to seek redress against those who have done us wrong.
- It also provided civil remedies to petitioners seeking redress which was unavailable at common law.
Synonyms compensation, reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment, damages, indemnity, indemnification
Phrases Take action to restore equality in a situation. Example sentencesExamples - This is the first step to redressing the balance.
- We took the view that this was an opportunity to redress the balance.
- At least this, in some way, redresses the balance.
- It now leads with eight new comments (two against, six for), somewhat redressing the balance.
- Still, Radio Scotland redressed the balance somewhat by airing a whopping 11 hours of consecutive football output yesterday.
- The edition of the following week merely redressed the balance.
- That is the stark fact facing health chiefs as they meet today to discuss ways of redressing the balance.
- On the face of it, giving any person the right to appeal a planning decision is merely redressing the balance.
- Isn't it now time we redressed the balance by arming his victims so they can fight back?
- This major review of fares regulation - the first since privatisation - is part of redressing the balance between taxpayers and fare payers.
Synonyms compensation, recompense, reparation, restitution, restoration, redress, indemnity, indemnification, atonement, expiation, requital
Origin Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse. |