redress
part of speech
verb (redresses, redressed, redressing); noun (redresses)
meaning for a pupil
1) To put right an unfair or harmful state of things. tree →
2) To make two things balanced again, as by taking from one side and giving to the other. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to get justice or revenge for oneself. Interpretation: Abigail thanks David for not taking revenge himself. Tradition reads this as showing that justice belongs to God. In the primary lessons: in stories, a wrong is put right or a balance is restored; «redress the balance» means make two sides equal again
examples
- and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for myself with mine own hand. (Prophets 1SA.25.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- that this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. (Prophets 1SA.25.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- The judge will redress the wrong done to the family. tree →
- The teacher gave extra time to redress the unfair test. tree →
- Jupiter bade him redress the balance between people and beasts. tree →
note
In maths «redress the balance» means make two groups equal again: find the difference and move half of it across. It does not change the total.
Trees and pragmatics
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