Legal Definitions - penal redress

Penal redress is a form of punishment that requires the offender to compensate the victim for their loss. This compensation is meant to be a full value of the loss, which may exceed the benefit gained by the offender. It is a means of seeking relief or remedy for the victim.

• If someone steals your car, penal redress would require them to compensate you for the full value of the car.
• If someone causes damage to your property, penal redress would require them to pay for the full cost of repairs.

These examples illustrate how penal redress works. The offender is punished by having to pay for the full value of the loss they caused to the victim. This is meant to deter them from committing similar offenses in the future and to provide some form of justice for the victim.