cure

verb

1. 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 : 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

   : to eliminate or correct a defect; especially : 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 : 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