Recourse - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈriːkɔːrs|  American pronunciation of the word recourse
Brit.  |rɪˈkɔːs|  British pronunciation of the word recourse

noun

- act of turning to for assistance (syn: refuge, resort)
have recourse to the courts
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security (syn: refuge, resort)
his only recourse was the police

Extra examples

The dispute was settled without recourse to law.

...a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference...

We may conclude that he never had recourse to this simple experiment.

Surgery may be the only recourse.

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