RedressWordNet Explorer

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noun

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

Words in this synset: remedy, remediation
noun

the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

noun

anything that remedies or heals or soothes

noun

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

noun

something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

noun

(law) redress awarded by a court

noun

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated

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(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)

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