recourse to
Frequency: 7.58.0 per million words
The act of turning to something or someone for help or protection.
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Examples (10)
- She often had recourse to her dictionary for difficult words.
- The parties settled the dispute without recourse to legal action.
- Many workers have no recourse to social security benefits.
- The research was done without direct recourse to animal testing.
- He managed to escape the situation without recourse to violence.
- Do citizens have any recourse to the government for compensation?
- They handled the financial crisis by recourse to emergency measures.
- The charity helps people with no recourse to public funds.
- We should explore all options before having recourse to drastic steps.
- The contract specifies the recourse to arbitration in case of a breach.