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redress — re‧dress [rɪˈdres] noun [uncountable] formal something, especially money, that you want or get from someone because they have caused you harm or damaged your property: • She is seeking redress in the courts. * * * Ⅰ. redress UK US /rɪˈdres/ verb… … Financial and business terms
redress — I UK [rɪˈdres] / US noun [uncountable] formal something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for Employees with complaints may seek redress through the courts. II UK … English dictionary
redress — re|dress1 [ rı dres ] verb transitive FORMAL to improve a bad situation that you are responsible for by doing something for someone or giving them money: MAKE UP FOR: We want to redress some of the injustices of the past. redress the balance to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
redress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. right, correct, repair, reform, relieve, remedy. n. amends, restitution, reparation, requital, compensation, relief. See restoration, atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Correction] Syn. revision,… … English dictionary for students
seek — [ sik ] (past tense and past participle sought [ sɔt ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) FORMAL to ask for something or try to get something: seek advice/help: Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week. seek permission/approval: You must… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seek legal redress — index litigate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Redress (charitable organisation) — Infobox Organization name = image border = 1px size = caption = msize = mcaption = abbreviation = motto = formation = Dec. 1992 extinction = type = status = Charitable organization purpose = Seeking reparations for torture survivors headquarters … Wikipedia
redress — [[t]rɪdre̱s[/t]] redresses, redressing, redressed (The noun is also pronounced [[t]ri͟ːdres[/t]] in American English.) 1) VERB If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the… … English dictionary
seek */*/*/ — UK [siːk] / US [sɪk] verb [transitive] Word forms seek : present tense I/you/we/they seek he/she/it seeks present participle seeking past tense sought UK [sɔːt] / US [sɔt] past participle sought 1) formal to ask for something, or to try to get… … English dictionary
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
