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Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: she had no redress | A Jordanian girl is wrongly accused of having a boyfriend. Her father goes mad and beats her severely. She runs away from home.
This is what her friend is saying about this situation:
"She had been accused of bringing the family honour into question. This was no ordinary argument. ***She had no redress***. The judgement was made and her fate was sealed... Bringing shame on a family is the most severe crime a girl can commit. It is punishable by death." |
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| | English translation:she was not going to have an opportunity to rectify the situation | Explanation:
redress: (Dictionary.com)
1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
2. relief from wrong or injury.
3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.
–verb (used with object) 4. to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
5. to correct or reform (abuses, evils, etc.).
6. to remedy or relieve (suffering, want, etc.).
7. to adjust evenly again, as a balance.
This is no ordinary argument... there will be no chance to fix things... to make amends... to reform her alleged behavior... no, she has been judged and her fate is sealed... she will be executed. :-( |
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