Definition of "redress" []

• To set right; remedy or rectify. (verb-transitive)
• To make amends to. (verb-transitive)
• To make amends for. See Synonyms at correct. (verb-transitive)
• To adjust (a balance, for example). (verb-transitive)
• Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation. See Synonyms at reparation. (noun)

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• "He seized upon the best apartments, and carried himself with so much haughtiness, that, provoked beyond endurance, I ordered my horse, and, accompanied by my honest courtiers, rode to Rouen to obtain redress from the governor."
• "Reprieve is petitioning the Lahore High Court to demand redress from the Pakistani government, ministries and agencies for so far failing to uphold these rights."
• "While he admits the £30,000 maximum for redress is not high, he believes most cases will relate to small amounts of money."