Law Dictionary Definitions

remedial law. 1. A law providing a means to enforce rights or redress injuries. 2. A law passed to correct or modify an existing law; esp., a law that gives a party a new or different remedy when the existing remedy, if any, is inadequate. [Cases: Statutes 236. C.J.S. Statutes § 377.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  remedial enforcement.See secondary right under RIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

remedial action. 1.Environmental law. An action intended to bring about or restore long-term environmental quality; esp., under CERCLA, a measure intended to permanently alleviate pollution when a hazardous substance has been released or might be released into the environment, so as to prevent or minimize any further release of hazardous substances and thereby minimize the…

  remedial,adj.1. Affording or providing a remedy; providing the means of obtaining redress <a remedial action>.2. Intended to correct, remove, or lessen a wrong, fault, or defect <a remedial statute>.3. Of or relating to a means of enforcing an existing substantive right <a remedial right>. [Blacks Law 8th]

  remediable,adj. Capable of being remedied, esp. by law <remediable wrongs>. — remediability,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

  remarry,vb. To marry a second or later time, after a divorce or the death of one’s spouse. [Blacks Law 8th]

  remargining,n. Securities. The act or process of depositing additional cash or collateral with a broker when the equity in a margin account falls to an insufficient level. See margin account under ACCOUNT. — remargin,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

  remanet (rem-<<schwa>>-net).1. A case or proceeding whose hearing has been postponed. 2. A remainder or remnant. [Blacks Law 8th]

remanent pro defectu emptorum (rem-<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>nt proh di-fek-t[y]oo emp-tor-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. Remains unsold for want of buyers. • This language was used in a return of a writ of execution when the sheriff could not sell the seized property. [Cases: Execution 334. C.J.S. Executions §§ 324–325.] [Blacks Law 8th]

remanentia (rem-<<schwa>>-nen-shee-<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Hist. A remainder or perpetuity. [Blacks Law 8th]