recourse
21recourse — n. to have recourse to * * * [rɪ kɔːs] to have recourse to …
22recourse — re|course [ ri,kɔrs, rı kɔrs ] noun uncount FORMAL the use of something so that you can get what you want or need in a difficult situation: We hope a settlement can be reached without recourse to legal action. The system allows doctors to have… …
23recourse to — use of (someone or something) as a recourse. → recourse …
24recourse — noun 1》 a source of help in a difficult situation. ↘(recourse to) use of (someone or something) as a recourse. 2》 the legal right to demand compensation or payment. Origin ME: from OFr. recours, from L. recursus, from re back, again + cursus… …
25recourse — noun surgery may be the only recourse have recourse to Syn: option, possibility, alternative, resort, way out, hope, remedy, choice, expedient …
26recourse — UK [rɪˈkɔː(r)s] / US [ˈrɪˌkɔrs, rɪˈkɔrs] noun [uncountable] formal the use of something so that you can get what you want or need in a difficult situation We hope a settlement can be reached without recourse to legal action. The system allows… …
27recourse — n. 1 resorting to a possible source of help. 2 a person or thing resorted to. Phrases and idioms: have recourse to turn to (a person or thing) for help. without recourse a formula used by the endorser of a bill etc. to disclaim responsibility for …
28recourse — noun The act of seeking assistance or advice. Tarzan would have liked to subdue the ugly beast without recourse to knife or arrows. So much had his great strength and agility increased in the period following his maturity that he had come to… …
29Recourse — A general term meaning that the purchaser of a financial asset from an original creditor has a claim on the original creditor in case the debtor defaults. Specific arrangements to provide recourse arise in a variety of innovative transactions,… …
30recourse — The right of redress should the terms of a contract not be fulfilled. See: without recourse …
