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redressible

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re⋅dress

  [n. ree-dres, ri-dres; v. ri-dres]
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–noun
1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
2. relief from wrong or injury.
3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.
–verb (used with object)
4. to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
5. to correct or reform (abuses, evils, etc.).
6. to remedy or relieve (suffering, want, etc.).
7. to adjust evenly again, as a balance.
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) ME redressen < MF redresser, OF redrecier, equiv. to re- re- + drecier to straighten (see dress ); (n.) ME < AF redresse, redresce, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
re⋅dress⋅a⋅ble, re⋅dress⋅i⋅ble, adjective
re⋅dress⋅er, re⋅dres⋅sor, noun

Synonyms:
1. restoration, remedy, atonement. Redress, reparation, restitution suggest making amends or giving indemnification for a wrong. Redress may refer either to the act of setting right an unjust situation (as by some power), or to satisfaction sought or gained for a wrong suffered: the redress of grievances. Reparation means compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or loss inflicted. The word may have the moral idea of amends: to make reparation for one's neglect; but more frequently it refers to financial compensation (which is asked for, rather than given): the reparations demanded of the aggressor nations. Restitution means literally the restoration of what has been taken from the lawful owner: He demanded restitution of his land; it may also refer to restoring the equivalent of what has been taken: They made him restitution for his land. 5. amend, mend, emend, right, rectify, adjust. 6. ease.
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Word Origin & History

redress  (v.)
c.1366, from O.Fr. redrecier, from re- "again" + drecier "to straighten, arrange." Formerly used in many more senses than currently.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·dress
Pronunciation: ri-'dres, 'rE-"dres
Function: noun
1 a : relief from distress b : a means of obtaining a remedy
2 : compensation (as damages) for wrong or loss —re·dress /ri-'dres/ transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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