Redress
(verb)
To put right a wrong or make amends for an injustice.
Origin:
From the latin prefix re- meaning again and dress, meaning to dress or put on clothes.
Examples:
- The company offered to redress the customer's complaint by providing a full refund.
- The government promised to redress the social and economic inequalities that existed in the country.
- Redressing the balance of power will require a change in the way we think about leadership.
- The victim's family is seeking redress for the harm that was done to them.
- The court ordered the company to redress the environmental damage caused by the oil spill.