redress

wiedergutmachen, beheben

Etwas unternehmen, um geschehenes Unrecht oder entstandenen Schaden wiedergutzumachen.

In einfachem Englisch: To take action to put right something unfair or harmful that has happened.

• The law aims to redress injustice.
• The company paid compensation to redress the harm it caused.
• How can we redress these longstanding grievances?

Synonyme: remedy, right, rectify

Häufige Wendungen: redress a wrong, redress an injustice, redress grievances

berichtigen, wiederherstellen

Etwas wieder in einen richtigen, gerechten oder geordneten Zustand bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put something back into a correct, fair, or properly arranged state.

• We need to redress the balance.
• The changes redressed an imbalance between the regions.
• Additional funding could redress the uneven distribution of resources.

Synonyme: correct, rectify, restore

Häufige Wendungen: redress the balance, redress an imbalance, redress something

wieder anziehen, neu verbinden

Jemandem erneut Kleidung anziehen oder eine Wunde mit einem frischen Verband versorgen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put clothes on someone again, or put a fresh covering on a wound.

• She redressed the baby after his bath.
• The nurse cleaned and redressed the wound.
• He undressed and redressed quickly in warmer clothes.

Synonyme: dress again

Gegenteile: undress

Häufige Wendungen: redress the baby, redress a wound, redress someone

entschädigen

Einer Person helfen oder sie entschädigen, nachdem sie Unrecht oder Schaden erlitten hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To help or compensate a person who has suffered unfair treatment or harm.

• The king promised to redress the oppressed.
• The petition asked the council to redress those unjustly imprisoned.
• They sought funds to redress the injured families.

Synonyme: compensate, relieve

Häufige Wendungen: redress the injured, redress the oppressed, redress someone

Wiedergutmachung, Entschädigung

Maßnahme oder Zahlung, die erlittenen Schaden oder ungerechte Behandlung ausgleichen soll.

In einfachem Englisch: Action or payment that helps put right harm or unfair treatment.

• The victims are seeking redress.
• The bank offered financial redress to affected customers.
• We received no redress for the losses we suffered.

So benutzt man es: redress for something (They sought redress for the damage to their property.)

Synonyme: compensation, reparation, remedy

Häufige Wendungen: seek redress, financial redress, redress for something

Rechtsbehelf, Rechtsschutz

Möglichkeit oder gesetzliches Recht, die Behebung eines Unrechts zu erreichen.

In einfachem Englisch: The chance or legal right to have a wrong put right.

• They had no legal redress.
• The new law gives tenants an avenue of redress.
• Without access to the courts, meaningful redress was impossible.

So benutzt man es: redress through something (Consumers can seek redress through the courts.)

Synonyme: recourse, remedy

Häufige Wendungen: legal redress, access to redress, avenue of redress

Berichtigung, Korrektur

Das Korrigieren von etwas Falschem oder das Wiederherstellen eines Gleichgewichts.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of correcting something that is wrong or out of balance.

• The imbalance requires urgent redress.
• The report recommends redress of these structural faults.
• A fairer distribution of funding would provide some redress.

So benutzt man es: redress of something (The proposal calls for redress of the imbalance.)

Synonyme: correction, rectification

Häufige Wendungen: redress of something, need for redress, redress of imbalance

Helfer, Retter

Person oder Sache, die bei Schwierigkeiten Hilfe oder Erleichterung bringt.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or thing that brings help or relief from trouble.

• They saw the prince as their only redress.
• She hoped to find a redress for her sorrow.
• The villagers welcomed him as a redress of their suffering.

Synonyme: reliever, helper

Häufige Wendungen: a redress, their only redress