Word: redresses
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...left Sanders I realized that though I was not the object of the mindless chanting of the disrupters. I suffered nonetheless from its violence. When the speakers' right to speak was crushed so was my right to hear them. I asked myself where I might find redress; I who have no organized mob to support me and no ready means to defend my rights with force. When unchecked power raises its fist to smash my liberties, must I despair...
...scientists for their political views. Two years later, he heard about the Secret Service's data bank, which houses information on 50,000 persons, including some who are described vaguely as "professional gate crashers" and some who "insist upon personally contacting high Government officials for the purpose of redress of imaginary grievances." Ervin figured he just might fit into the latter category...
...camping and boating, attendance at spectator sports, and plain loafing. Visits to relatives rose by 121%. Economist Paul Samuelson, who has endorsed the idea of the four-day week, suggests another possible result: a change in "the division of labor between husband and wife in the home to redress the ancient curse of female drudgery...
...civil action seeks redress for a violation of some private right; a criminal action seeks punishment for an act prohibited by public law. By combining such actions, Burns achieved both compensation and punishment...
Recruiting blacks to redress that imbalance is not easy. Black youths are reluctant to join a force that many of their peers consider the enemy; some of those who do apply are ill-qualified by education or sometimes barred because of a criminal record. Inevitably, some blacks charge that a double standard is applied to applicants, making it tougher for blacks to join the force than whites...