Remedy

n. [Lat. remedium, from re, again, and mederi, to heal, to cure, Fr. remède, Pr. remedi, Sp., Pg., & It. remedio.]

1. That which 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 counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure.

What may be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. Milton. 3. (Law.) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. Syn.—Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.