reˈdressment
[f. redress v.1 + -ment, perh. after F. redressement (12th c.).]
The act of redressing; redress.
| 1643 Hunton Treat. Monarchy i. ii. 11 It must be yeelded to..without repeale or redressement by any created power. 1644 ― Vind. Treat. Monarchy ii. 8 If they come with pretence of Authority, there may be seeking redressement above from Authority. 1822 Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 353 The redressment of mental vagaries would be an enterprise more than Quixotic. 1897 Syd. Soc. Lex., Redressment, reduction of a dislocation, or correction of a deformity. |