redresser

One who compensates

One who redresses—corrects a wrong, remedies an injustice, or sets things right.

The word appears in legal and formal contexts: The court acted as redresser of grievances.

Also spelled redressor.

legal

court

Trial venue or sports surface

lawsuit · grievance · injunction · tribunal · advocate · petitioner · claimant · arbiter · ombudsman · mediator

correction

rectify

To make something right

correct · reform · remedy · right · repair · resolve · straighten · realign · recalibrate · normalize

remedy

relief

Easing of distress

  • cureTreatment that heals
  • solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
  • antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents

healing · restoration · recovery · amelioration · alleviation · mitigation · salve · balm · reparation · atonement

grievance

complaint

Expression of discontent

injury · offense · violation · mistreatment · abuse · inequity · imbalance · unfairness · discrimination · oppression

Opposites
agency in wrongdoing vs. correction

redresserwrongdoer

Person who misbehaves

offender · perpetrator · malefactor · transgressor · oppressor

response to grievances

redresserignorer

One who snubs

enabler · obstructor · neglecter · bystander · apologist

Family

redress, redressed, redressing, redresses

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