26984 words

remedy

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty:

Examples:

an effective herbal remedy for headaches
The best remedy for grief is hard work.
2
a way of solving a problem or ordering someone to make a payment for harm or damage they have caused, using a decision made in a law court:

Examples:

legal remedy for We have exhausted all possible legal remedies for this injustice.
3
to do something to correct or improve something that is wrong:

Examples:

This mistake must be remedied immediately.
4
a substance or method for curing an illness, or a way of dealing with a problem or difficulty:

Examples:

cold remedies
5
a method of legally solving a problem or disagreement:

Examples:

The company is asking for the commission's remedies to be suspended while the appeal is underway.
provide/seek/obtain (a) remedy The court has the power to provide a remedy by way of judicial review.
6
a way of dealing with a difficult situation or solving a problem:

Examples:

Fiscal, not monetary, policy should be the preferred remedy.
remedy for sth Senators have proposed hugely different remedies for the growing healthcare crisis.

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