doctrine of curative admissibility
doctrine of curative admissibility. A rule allowing a party to introduce otherwise inadmissible evidence to remove the prejudice caused by the improper admission of evidence that was offered by the opposing party. • The doctrine applies when a motion to strike cannot cure the prejudice created by the adverse party. — Also termed curative-admissibility doctrine. [Cases: Criminal Law 396; Evidence 155. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 758; Evidence §§ 248–250.]
