redress

/ri-ˈdres/

Middle English, from Anglo-French redresser to set upright, restore, redress, from re- + dresser to set straight

verb

  1. to set right : remedy

  2. to make up for : compensate

  3. to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint)

correct rectify emend remedy redress amend reform revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.

noun

  1. relief from distress

  2. means or possibility of seeking a remedy

  3. compensation for wrong or loss : reparation

without redress

idiom

  1. to make a situation fair

They've been treated unfairly, and it's time to redress the balance.