Definition of "curative" [cur•a•tive]

• Serving or tending to cure. (adjective)
• Of or relating to the cure of disease. (adjective)
• Something that cures; a remedy. (noun)

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• "If that is dismissed, another plea--termed a curative petition--for reconsidering a judgment can be filed."
• "And, she offered to submit what's known as a curative instruction to the jury -- telling them something that would help them not remember the hour of testimony where it looked like Mr. Arneson was a complete and total liar."
• "And, she offered to submit what's known as a curative instruction to the jury--telling them something that would help them not remember the hour of testimony where it looked like Mr. Arneson was a complete and total liar."