redresses 1 of 2

plural of redress

redresses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of redress
as in avenges
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified

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“Redresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redresses. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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