Rectification
noun
The action of making something right or correcting it.
She demanded rectification of the mistake made in the contract.
Often appears as...
- demand rectification
- rectification of errors
noun
The process of converting alternating current to direct current.
The diode is used for the rectification of an alternating current.
Often appears as...
- diode rectification
- rectification process
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The action of purifying or refining a substance.
Distillation is a process of rectification used in chemistry laboratories.
Often appears as...
- distillation rectification
- rectification process
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The action of making something right or correcting it.
She demanded rectification of the mistake made in the contract.
Often appears as...
- demand rectification
- rectification of errors
noun
The process of converting alternating current to direct current.
The diode is used for the rectification of an alternating current.
Often appears as...
- diode rectification
- rectification process
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The action of purifying or refining a substance.
Distillation is a process of rectification used in chemistry laboratories.
Often appears as...
- distillation rectification
- rectification process
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Mistake Correction
Used when someone or something corrects a mistake, often in formal documents.
The editor oversaw the rectification of typos in the manuscript.
Pro Tip 2/3Justice Sought
Implies fixing an unfair situation or restoring someone's rights.
The court ordered the rectification of the wrongful dismissal.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Language
Rectification is formal; 'fix' or 'correct' are more casual alternatives.
Please proceed with the rectification of the billing error.
Pro Tip 1/3Mistake Correction
Used when someone or something corrects a mistake, often in formal documents.
The editor oversaw the rectification of typos in the manuscript.
Pro Tip 2/3Justice Sought
Implies fixing an unfair situation or restoring someone's rights.
The court ordered the rectification of the wrongful dismissal.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Language
Rectification is formal; 'fix' or 'correct' are more casual alternatives.
Please proceed with the rectification of the billing error.
Pro Tip 1/3Mistake Correction
Used when someone or something corrects a mistake, often in formal documents.
The editor oversaw the rectification of typos in the manuscript.
Pro Tip 2/3Justice Sought
Implies fixing an unfair situation or restoring someone's rights.
The court ordered the rectification of the wrongful dismissal.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Language
Rectification is formal; 'fix' or 'correct' are more casual alternatives.
Please proceed with the rectification of the billing error.
Compare with
adjustmentamendatorycorrectorrectifyreformationremedialreparativerestoration
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Quote examples
Rene Girard
French Historian
The true Resurrection is based not on the mythical lie of the guilty victim who deserves to die, but on the rectification of that lie, which comes from the true God and which reopens channels of communication mankind itself had closed through self-imprisonment in its own violent cultures.
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Vikas Swarup
Indian Novelist
My books may highlight corruption, brutality and venality, but they also show that if these things come to light, there is rectification. The voiceless do have a voice; democratic mechanisms and accountability do exist.
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
Quote examples
Rene Girard
French Historian
The true Resurrection is based not on the mythical lie of the guilty victim who deserves to die, but on the rectification of that lie, which comes from the true God and which reopens channels of communication mankind itself had closed through self-imprisonment in its own violent cultures.
Quote examples
Vikas Swarup
Indian Novelist
My books may highlight corruption, brutality and venality, but they also show that if these things come to light, there is rectification. The voiceless do have a voice; democratic mechanisms and accountability do exist.
Quote examples
Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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