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    [Verb]  | "re*dress" | \ ri-ˈdres \


    1: to set right : remedy

    2: to make up for : compensate

    3: to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint)


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French redresser to set upright, restore, redress, from re- + dresser to set straight {mat|dress|};

    [Verb]  | "redressed" 


    1: to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for;


      * e.g., " ... the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified "



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    [Verb]  | "redress" 


    1: to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for;


      * e.g., " ... the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified "



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     [ "Redressing" ]

    1: Putting one's shoes, belts, watches, bracelets, and etc. back on after successfully passing through Transportation Security Administration's screening. Otherwise referred to as "The Redressing of Americans"

      * e.g.,  ... After removing his belt and shoes to be scanned before his flight, Dennis put his belt back on, then sat in a chair next to other Americans to lace his shoes. This is the redressing of Americans. 

     [ "Redress" ]

    1: The putting back on of a dress after taking a dress off.

      * e.g.,  ... Carla had to do a redress after her boyfriend phoned back and told her their date was not canceled after all. 

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