C2nounformallaw
US/ˈriː.kɔːrs/
UK/rɪˈkɔːs/
a way of getting help or solving a problem, especially when other ways have failed
In context
Customers who were cheated had no legal recourse against the online seller.
The two sides solved the problem without recourse to the courts.
For many poor families, borrowing from loan sharks is the only recourse.
Words that go with recourse
adjective + noun
- legal recourseVictims of online fraud often have no legal recourse.
- only recourseGoing to the media was her only recourse.
- little recourseTenants have little recourse if a landlord refuses to make repairs.
noun + preposition
- recourse toMost disputes are settled without recourse to violence.
verb + noun
- have recourseCitizens should have recourse to an independent ombudsman.