recourse

[US]/rɪˈkɔːs/
[UK]/ˈriːkɔːrs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the right to seek help or protection; the option of resorting to someone or something for assistance; a source of help or support

Phrases & Collocations

financial recourse options

limited recourse financing

recourse to arbitration

secured recourse loan

without recourse

have recourse to

right of recourse

with recourse

Example Sentences

No recourse was left.

have recourse to the courts.

His only recourse was the police.

recourse to drugs to lessen pain

I couldn’t tell which direction without recourse to a map.

A child's great recourse in trouble is its mother.

The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.

a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law.

all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans.

the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred.

Co-phyton project use municipal waste and mud as raw materials, local government will not permit the other plant, so in the same area our project will have this Recourses Monopolization.

Real-world Examples

At the same time, women had no legal recourses.

Source: 2023 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

But a healthy brain can be touched with very little recourse.

Source: Connection Magazine

Individuals could thus also ask philosophical questions without recourse to ancient myths.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

What recourse do women have who find themselves in these pornographic deepfake videos?

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

A new libel law should give journalists greater recourse to the defence that they were acting in the public interest.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

But if they're out of your state, or even out of the country, then you really don't have any recourse.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Well, we have set up a system so that if things get too messy, I have some recourse.

Source: Authentic American English

I hear you, Ms. Keating, but I am finding no legal recourse to remove the A.D.A. or throw out the charge.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

Well, if you are a restaurant owner you do have some recourse.

Source: 2010 English Cafe

The Office of Special Counsel is my only recourse.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

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