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redress

🇬🇧 UK/ri'dres/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREA1

Definitions

n.

Compensation or remedy for a wrong, injury, or grievance.

补救,赔偿,纠正

v.

To set right a wrong or injustice; to make amends for an injury or grievance.

纠正,补救,赔偿

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
dressstraight, guide, manage
=redress

Common Collocations

  • 1.seek redress寻求补救/赔偿
  • 2.legal redress法律救济
  • 3.redress grievances申诉/平息不满
  • 4.redress the balance纠正失衡

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Victims of the data breach sought legal redress from the company.

  • 2.

    The new policy aims to redress the balance between work and personal life.

  • 3.

    Citizens have the right to seek redress when their rights are violated.

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