redresses
Sets things right
Redresses is the verb form of redress, meaning to remedy, correct, or set right a wrong or grievance.
Courts redress injuries through compensation.
Activists seek to redress historical injustices.
The new policy redresses the imbalance in funding.
As a noun, redress is the remedy itself: They sought redress through legal channels.
Compensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- recompensePayment for loss
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- damagesCompensation for injury
settlement · amends · remedy · satisfaction · recoupment · repayment · reimbursement · payout
Act of setting straight
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- rightingCorrecting or straightening
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- ameliorationMaking something less bad
adjustment · restoration · resolution · fixing · repair · cure · healing · reconciliation
reparation
Compensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- recompensePayment for loss
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
damages · settlement · amends · remedy · satisfaction · recoupment · repayment · reimbursement · payout · recovery
rectification
Act of setting straight
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- rightingCorrecting or straightening
- reformImprove by correcting faults
amelioration · adjustment · restoration · resolution · fixing · repair · cure · healing · reconciliation · rehabilitation
redressesperpetuates
Causes to endure indefinitely
maintains · worsens · prolongs · entrenches · exacerbates
redresseswrongs
Unjust or harmful acts
harms · injures · damages · victimizes · oppresses
redressesunbalances
Disturbs equilibrium or stability
destabilizes · skews · distorts · upsets · tips