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cure vb cured, cur·ingvt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: asa: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant's case caused by procedural errors made during a trial)subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial court's error in impermissibly allowing...statements of government witness — National Law Journal; also: to judicially correct or negate (procedural errors)cure a defect in the pleadingsb: to correct or make acceptable (a defective performance or delivery under a contract)the nonconformity would be seasonably cured — J. J. White and R. S. Summersc: to negate (a default by a debtor in bankruptcy) by restoring the debtor and creditor to their positions before the defaultvi: to eliminate or correct a defect; esp: to correct or make acceptable a defective performance or delivery under a contractthe seller may seasonably notify the buyer of his intention to cure and may then within the contract time make a conforming delivery — Uniform Commercial Codecur·able adjcur·abil·i·ty ncure n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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antidote, antipoison, antitoxin, assuager, balm, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, elixir, emollient, healing agent, medical treatment, medicament, medicine, method of treatment, palliative, panacea, recovery, recuperation, redress, relief, remedy, restoration to health, restorative, salve, sanatio, successful remedial treatment, therapeutic, tonic
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ameliorate, apply a remedy, correct, doctor, effect a cure, heal, improve, make well, make whole, mederi, medicate, meliorate, mend, minister to, nurse, palliate, recall to life, reclaim, recover, rectify, recuperate, redeem, redress, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, relieve, relieve of something detrimental, remedy, renew, repair, restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify, right, salve, sanare, soothe, treat
associated concepts: cured by verdict, curing defect, curing error, curing title, opportunity to cure
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correction (change), drug, help (noun), help (verb), meliorate, panacea, preserve, rectify, redress, reform, relieve (give aid), remedial statute, remedy (that which corrects), remedy, renew (refurbish), repair (noun), repair (verb), restore (renew), treat (remedy), treatment
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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To eliminate or correct a violation or defect. For example, a landlord's cure or quit notice gives the tenant a set amount of time to correct, or cure, a lease violation or face an eviction lawsuit.Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & DebtCategory: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Real Estate & Rental Property → Renters' & Tenants' RightsCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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The act of restoring health after injury or illness. Care, including medical and nursing services rendered to a sailor throughout a period of duty, pursuant to the principle that the owner of a vessel must furnish maintenance and cure to a sailor who becomes ill or is injured during service.The right of a seller, under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), a body of law governing commercial transactions, to correct a delivery of goods that do not conform to contractual terms made to a buyer within the period specified by the contract in order to avoid a breach of contract action.The actual payment of all amounts that are past due in regard to a default in such payments.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The act of restoring health after injury or illness. Care, including medical and nursing services rendered to a sailor throughout a period of duty, pursuant to the principle that the owner of a vessel must furnish maintenance and cure to a sailor who becomes ill or is injured during service.The right of a seller, under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), a body of law governing commercial transactions, to correct a delivery of goods that do not conform to contractual terms made to a buyer within the period specified by the contract in order to avoid a breach of contract action.The actual payment of all amounts that are past due in regard to a default in such payments.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
