Definition of Redress
Redress
red·ress


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To remedy or compensate for a wrong or grievance.

e.g. The government offered to redress the injustices suffered by the minority group.

(noun)
a relief from or remedy for a source of distress, or the action of providing this;

e.g. He got no redress for the inconvenience he had suffered.

(noun)
compensation for or correction of some loss or wrong sustained, or the action of providing this;

e.g. They received no redress for the errors in their order.



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