redressing
Setting things right
Redressing is the act of setting right or remedying a wrong.
Someone redressing grievances seeks to correct injustices: The petition aimed at redressing decades of discrimination.
Redressing can also mean restoring balance: redressing the imbalance between work and family life.
The word carries a formal tone, common in legal and political contexts.
Statement acknowledging wrongdoing
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
rectification · forgiveness · contrition · repentance · penance · expiation · absolution · mea culpa
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
vindication · legal remedy · injunction · judgment · ruling · relief · accountability · righting wrongs
Correcting an error
- amendingModifying to improve
- adjustingAltering to correct
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- fixingRestoring proper function
remedying · righting · revising · overhauling · modifying · improving · repairing · resolving
Payment for incurred expenses
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- damagesCompensation for injury
- recompensePayment for loss
- refundMoney returned after purchase
repayment · compensation · payout · settlement · recoupment · remuneration · indemnity · disbursement
apology
Statement acknowledging wrongdoing
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
restitution · rectification · forgiveness · contrition · repentance · penance · expiation · absolution · mea culpa · regret
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
restitution · vindication · legal remedy · injunction · judgment · ruling · relief · accountability · righting wrongs · civil rights
rectifying
Correcting an error
fixing · remedying · righting · revising · overhauling · modifying · improving · repairing · resolving · putting right
reimbursement
Payment for incurred expenses
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- damagesCompensation for injury
- recompensePayment for loss
refund · repayment · compensation · payout · settlement · recoupment · remuneration · indemnity · disbursement · recovery
complaint
Expression of discontent
harm · injury · offense · violation · discrimination · imbalance · disparity · mistreatment · abuse · exploitation
redressingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
perpetuating · neglecting · disregarding · overlooking · exacerbating
redressingunbalancing
Disrupting stability or equilibrium
destabilizing · skewing · distorting · tilting · upsetting
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