| Front | redress |
|---|---|
| Back | re•dress verb, noun verb verb forms word origin example bank /BrE rɪˈdres ; NAmE rɪˈdres/ ~ sth (formal) to correct sth that is unfair or wrong put right to redress an injustice redress the ˈbalance to make a situation equal or fair again noun word origin example bank /BrE rɪˈdres ; NAmE rɪˈdres/ /BrE ˈriːdres; NAmE ˈriːdres/ [uncountable] ~ (for/against sth) (formal) payment, etc. that you should get for sth wrong that has happened to you or harm that you have suffered compensation to seek legal redress for unfair dismissal to have little prospect of redress |
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