Definition of curative
1
: relating to or used in the cure of diseases : tending to cure
2
law
: serving to correct or negate
We have instructed that if a complaint is vulnerable to … dismissal, a district court must permit a curative amendment, unless an amendment would be inequitable or futile. — Phillips v. County of Allegheny, 515 F. 3d 224 (3rd Cir. 2008)
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The first known use of curative was in the 15th century
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