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English noun: redress | |||
| 1. | redress (possession) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | ||
| Synonyms | amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, restitution | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | actual damages, atonement, compensatory damages, exemplary damages, expiation, general damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, relief, satisfaction, smart money | ||
| 2. | redress (act) act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil | ||
| Synonyms | remediation, remedy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correction, rectification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | salve | ||
English verb: redress | |||
| 1. | redress (social) make reparations or amends for | ||
| Samples | Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust. | ||
| Synonyms | compensate, correct, right | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aby, abye, atone, expiate, over-correct, overcompensate | ||
| Antonyms | wrong | ||
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