remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmē-dē-əl 
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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Examples of remedial in a Sentence
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.
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That points to a punitive objective, not a remedial one.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But the Army Corps ultimately took responsibility for the TCE leak and reinitiated a remedial effort investigation in 2018.
—Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
Implementing remedial measures to comply with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
This also helps organizations promptly evaluate a breach’s impact and initiate remedial actions to limit the damage.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But the Army Corps ultimately took responsibility for the TCE leak and reinitiated a remedial effort investigation in 2018.
—Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
Implementing remedial measures to comply with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
This also helps organizations promptly evaluate a breach’s impact and initiate remedial actions to limit the damage.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for remedial
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remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmēd-ē-əl
: intended to make something better
remedial measures
remedial classes
Medical Definition
remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmēd-ē-əl
: affording a remedy : intended as a remedy
remedial surgery
Legal Definition
remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmē-dē-əl
1
a
: 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
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