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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Remedy \Rem"e*dy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. Remedies (-d?z). [L.
     remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F.
     rem[`e]de remedy, rem['e]dier to remedy. See Medical.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or
        application which puts an end to disease and restores
        health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.
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     2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a
        corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed
        by for or against, formerly by to.
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              What may else be remedy or cure
              To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought,
              He will instruct us.                  --Milton.
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     3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain
        redress for a wrong.
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     Civil remedy. See under Civil.
  
     Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation
        from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called
        also tolerance.
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     Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress;
          relief; aid; help; assistance.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Remedy \Rem"e*dy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. Remedies (-d?z). [L.
     remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F.
     rem[`e]de remedy, rem['e]dier to remedy. See Medical.]
     1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or
        application which puts an end to disease and restores
        health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.
  
     2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a
        corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed
        by for or against, formerly by to.
  
              What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our
              own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain
        redress for a wrong.
  
     Civil remedy. See under Civil.
  
     Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation
        from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called
        also tolerance.
  
     Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress;
          relief; aid; help; assistance.

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