remedial

adjective

re·me·di·al | \ ri-ˈmē-dē-əl

Definition of remedial

1 : intended as a remedy

2 : concerned with the correction of faulty study habits and the raising of a pupil's general competence remedial reading courses also : receiving or requiring remedial instruction remedial students

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Officials have pledged remedial action to repair damaged bridges. Thirty percent of the new students need remedial classes in math. He's taking a course in remedial reading.

Recent Examples on the Web Airbnb Payments also implemented remedial measures to strengthen its sanctions compliance program and fully cooperated with OFAC, according to the agreement. — Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022 Despite outrage among many in the party, the majority leader, Chuck Schumer, shrank from taking remedial action, so two significant Biden campaign pledges were henceforth dead in the water. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 20 Jan. 2021 The same internal review board that cleared Darby sent Pegues and the second officer on the scene to remedial training. — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2022 Rewarding those that succeed and sending the ones that repeatedly fail back for remedial training. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Deputies using improper force were sent to remedial training and seldom disciplined, the report said. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022 Being denied remedial training that male cadets were granted. — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2022 Every $1 invested in high-quality Pre-K saves up to $7 in long-term government expenses by reducing the need for remedial education, and involvement in the criminal justice and public assistance systems. — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2022 While trying to place a Black kid in a remedial class isn't the same as ghoulish creatures dragging a Black man to the depths of the sea, the white ignorance turns nightmarish quickly. — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 25 Mar. 2022 See More

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remedial

adjective

re·me·di·al | \ ri-ˈmē-dē-əl

Kids Definition of remedial

: intended to make something better He takes classes in remedial reading.

remedial

adjective

re·me·di·al | \ ri-ˈmēd-ē-əl

Medical Definition of remedial

: affording a remedy : intended as a remedy remedial surgery

remedial

adjective

re·me·di·al | \ ri-ˈmē-dē-əl

Legal Definition of remedial

1a : intended as or providing a remedy

b : concerned with the correction, removal, or abatement of an evil, defect, or disease remedial treatment of an inmate to improve behavior a workers' compensation claimant who received remedial attention from a doctor a remedial statute correcting the previous law

2 : of, relating to, or being a law enacted for the purpose of providing a method of enforcing an already existing substantive right : procedural