redress of a grievance

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• grievance — n. 1) to air, vent a grievance 2) to file, submit a (formal) grievance 3) to hear a grievance (the committee heard the grievance) 4) to nurse a grievance 5) to redress; settle a grievance 6) a justified, legitimate, valid; unjustified grievance… …   Combinatory dictionary

• grievance procedure — n: the several stages or steps established for the resolution of grievances ◇ A grievance procedure typically calls for initial complaints to a supervisor and leads ultimately to arbitration as a final step. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

• redress — re·dress /ri dres, rē ˌdres/ n 1 a: relief from distress b: a means of obtaining a remedy 2: compensation (as damages) for wrong or loss re·dress /ri dres/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of La …   Law dictionary

• redress — ► VERB 1) remedy or set right. 2) archaic set upright again. ► NOUN ▪ remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. ● redress the balance Cf. ↑redress the balance ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• redress — [ri dres′; ] for n., usually [ rē′dres΄] vt. [ME redressen < OFr redrecier: see RE & DRESS] 1. to set right; rectify or remedy, often by making compensation for (a wrong, grievance, etc.) 2. Now Rare to make amends to n. 1. a compensation or… …   English World dictionary

• Grievance — A grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.Union laborIn a labor union, a grievance is the subject of a complaint filed by an employee to be resolved by procedures provided in the union contract. Such a… …   Wikipedia

• grievance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine, legitimate, real ▪ Some people will complain even if they have no genuine grievance. ▪ historical (esp. AmE), long standing, old …   Collocations dictionary

• redress — v. & n. v.tr. 1 remedy or rectify (a wrong or grievance etc.). 2 readjust; set straight again. n. 1 reparation for a wrong. 2 (foll. by of) the act or process of redressing (a grievance etc.). Phrases and idioms: redress the balance restore… …   Useful english dictionary

• redress — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French redresser to set upright, restore, redress, from re + dresser to set straight more at dress Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) to set right ; remedy < looked to charity, not to legislation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• redress — verb Redress is used with these nouns as the object: ↑balance, ↑grievance, ↑imbalance, ↑inequality, ↑injustice, ↑wrong …   Collocations dictionary

• redress — [ri: drɛs] verb 1》 remedy or set right. 2》 archaic set upright again. noun remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. Phrases redress the balance restore equality in a situation. Derivatives redressable adjective redressal noun …   English new terms dictionary