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title: redress — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «redress» in the Judaism dictionary: To put right an unfair or harmful state of things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# redress

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** thou, blessed discretion, this, judge, teacher, Jupiter · **What happens:** put, make, balance, take, give, be · **To what, where:** unfair state, two things, one side, other, blessed discretion, thou

<!-- .vabout -->
«redress» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [redress in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/redress.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put right an unfair or harmful state of things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:m1:1
# text = To put right an unfair or harmful state of things.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | a unfair state of things |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent state=Goal |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make two things balanced again, as by taking from one side and giving to the other.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:m2:1
# text = To make two things balanced again, as by taking from one side and giving to the other.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	balanced	balance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | two things |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |
| 2 | **balance** | participle |  | two things *not said here* |  |  | again |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | gerund |  |  |  | one side |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from side=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **give** | gerund |  |  | the other |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to other=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* 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.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x1:1
# text = 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.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	discretion	discretion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	_
13	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	bloodguiltiness	bloodguiltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
24	redress	redress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	23	obl	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	mine	mine	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
29	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | infinitive |  | thy blessed discretion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive |  | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | thou | thy blessed discretion *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discretion=Patient |
| 4 | **keep** | past | thy blessed discretion | me |  |  | day |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 5 | **find** | gerund | thy blessed discretion *not said here* | redress |  |  |  | for myself; with mine own hand | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent redress=Theme for myself=Beneficiary |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.25.33, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x1:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.25.33, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.25.33	1SA.25.33	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* 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.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x2:1
# text = 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.
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
6	stumbling	stumbling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	block	block	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	13	cc	_	_
13	offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
20	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc:preconj	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	nsubj	_	_
23	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	advcl	_	_
24	shed	shed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	amod	_	_
25	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	without	without	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
30	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
31	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
33	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
34	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	35	amod	_	_
35	redress	redress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
36	for	for	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	35	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | shall | this | no stumbling block nor offence of heart unto my lord either found redress for lord |  |  |  | unto thee | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | thou | shed blood |  |  |  | without cause | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Patient |
| 3 | **shed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 4 | **find** | present · passive |  | my lord |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 5 | **offend** |  |  | heart |  |  |  | unto my lord | nom offence «act transitive»: of=patient unto=obl |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.25.31, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x2:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.25.31, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.25.31	1SA.25.31	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge will redress the wrong done to the family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x3:1
# text = The judge will redress the wrong done to the family.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	redress	redress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **redress** | future | the judge | the wrong |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle | the judge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the family | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gave extra time to redress the unfair test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x4:1
# text = The teacher gave extra time to redress the unfair test.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	redress	redress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the teacher |  |  |  | time |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **redress** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | the unfair test |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent test=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jupiter bade him redress the balance between people and beasts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:redress:x5:1
# text = Jupiter bade him redress the balance between people and beasts.
1	Jupiter	Jupiter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bade	bade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	redress	redress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bade** | past | Jupiter | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **redress** | infinitive | Jupiter *not said here* | the balance |  |  |  | between people and beasts | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent balance=Recipient |

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