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puretumu

1. (verb) to seek redress, obtain satisfaction.

Nā Mahuta i tautoko ngā whakamātau a Taingākawa ki te whakakaupapa i tētehi petihana i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi, hei puretumu i ngā mamaetanga (TTR 1996:88). / Mahuta supported Taingākawa's attempts to set up a petition under the Treaty of Waitangi to seek redress for the grievances.

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Synonyms: kimi, whakarapu, rangahau, rapa, raparapa, haha, hīnana, kimikimi, rapu, hāhau, pōrangi


2. (modifier) seeking redress.

Kātahi ka whakatika katoa a Ngāti Whakaue ki te taua puretumu i Maketū (JPS 1990:25). / Then all Ngāti Whakaue organised the war party to seek redress at Maketū.

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3. (noun) compensation, redress.

Nō te tau 1884 ka haere ia ki Ingarangi me ētehi atu ōna ki te kimi mai i a Kuīni Wikitōria te puretumu (Te Ara 2016). / In 1884 he travelled to England with some others to seek redress from Queen Victoria.

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Synonyms: whakaoranga, whakaora

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