cure vb cured, cur·ing
vt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as
a: 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 pleadings
b: 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. Summers
c: to negate (a default by a debtor in bankruptcy) by restoring the debtor and creditor to their positions before the default
vi: to eliminate or correct a defect; esp: to correct or make acceptable a defective performance or delivery under a contract
the seller may seasonably notify the buyer of his intention to cure and may then within the contract time make a conforming delivery — Uniform Commercial Code
cur·able adj
cur·abil·i·ty n
cure n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.