Sentence:  "Good heavens!" cried Elizabeth; "but how could "that" be?—How could his will be disregarded?—Why did you not seek legal <WSD>redress</WSD>?" 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; "hence", indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation.