Definition of recourse in English:

recourse

noun rɪˈkɔːs

1A source of help in a difficult situation.
surgery may be the only recourse
Example sentencesExamples
- In these terms, religion is the recourse of isolated individuals seeking to find a spiritual pattern and meaning for their lives.
- Such a diplomatic recourse, while potentially offering short-term successes, does not last, as the Agreed Framework has shown.
- I'll venture that we believe religion is an effective recourse against mortality.
- Tampering tends to be the recourse of underdeveloped political forces or rulers that are weak or unable to afford the luxury of costly campaigns.
- At this point the only possible recourse was to retire, which we did.
- The French Minister added: ‘The use of force can only be a final recourse.’
- Has the ability to use force with impunity lowered the moral standard for the recourse to force considerably from the last-resort requirements of just war?
- ‘If the customer terminates the contract without a good reason there is a recourse we can take,’ he said.
- Mayer contrasts this process with the recourse NAFTA gives corporations to fight local laws that interfere with their ability to profit.
- This is often a last recourse, only reluctantly resorted to when a party is clearly concealing income.
- As a result, some politicians have begun to think of war, not as the high-risk recourse of last resort, but as an attractive foreign policy option in times of domestic scandal or economic decline.
- It's a reassuring recourse for women like me who might even be accused of approaching life too conservatively, too responsibly.
- As a last recourse, if we thought that he was in the city, we might contemplate putting some Marines there.
- But, as is so often the case, such strong measures were the recourse of a weak regime.
- Harsh acts take away people's right of defence in an open court of law, a normal recourse in a democratic structure.
- Such research suggests that the proscription concerning the recourse to ethnographic particulars is honoured more by some discourse analysts than others.
- Violence should not be a first recourse, but that doesn't change the fact that some people really need to be dealt with.
- If this does not happen, there will be a possible recourse to arms.
- Elsewhere, lustration - laws preventing wrongdoers of the past from holding office - has been the recourse.
- When hegemony breaks down, as it did for liberal democracy in late Weimar, there will be a recourse to extreme measures to preserve the status quo.
- Let us not forget that this is a business and as such should be maintained by its directors, shareholders and supporters, and if this is not possible then the only recourse is closure.
Synonyms
option, possibility, alternative, possible course of action, resort, way out, place/person to turn to, source of assistance, available resource, hope, remedy, choice, expedient
refuge
1. 1.1recourse tomass noun The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
  a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law
  all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans
  Example sentencesExamples
  Victims who have not issued proceedings by that deadline will not have recourse to the High Court, and have no alternative but to seek redress at the compensation tribunal.
  Many trade unions have had recourse to what is called, rightly or wrongly, fictitious employees.
  Although participants remained highly critical of unregulated ethnomedicine, few had recourse to desired alternatives.
  They have no recourse to the courts to review the question of whether they should be locked up.
  Clients have considered recourse to the European Court over this.
  It should therefore not surprise us that ‘Popular writers often had recourse to classical myths, looking to them as a fount of imagery’.
  Though much of his career was outside South Australia, the abilities of Sir Richard Blackburn greatly impressed those before whom he appeared and those who have had recourse to his judgments.
  There are other, often more immediately beneficial, sources of assistance during unemployment besides recourse to the courts for damages.
  Political and ideological arrangements upheld this right, and when they failed, the ruling class had recourse to force.
  Whether those kangaroo courts (if they ever come to pass) or the regular federal courts will have recourse to the death penalty remains to be seen, but it seems likely.
  In this respect, the Community has had recourse to various instruments, including production quotas.
  The judge said recourse to the courts should be a last resort, particularly when family circumstances and the care and welfare of children were involved.
  Now, the Pastons had recourse to the courts, but also felt able to join the political conflict themselves.
  We would prefer to have compliance without recourse to legal action.
  On another note, I had recourse to the calamine lotion bottle last night when I realised I'd applied suntan lotion so cack-handedly that my left shoulder was completely unprotected.
  About 90 percent of families that, for some reason or another, do break down are able to resolve their issues without recourse to the courts.
  ‘They are doing this without recourse to the disciplinary procedures,’ said Ogle.
  The rest of the population could not afford such measures; the only stone-built and relatively fire-proof building they had recourse to for defence was the village church or chapel.
  There are zillions of ways to deal with any difficult situation, immediate recourse to magic might not be the best.
  We hope that recourse to the High Court will not be necessary in this case.
  In other times, and in other societies, it has had recourse to the Inquisition and the gulag.
  If the precedent of other provinces was followed in Britain, larger landowners would have had recourse to two strategies to protect their interests.
  Hence it had recourse to adjudication to advance that process of agreement.
  Synonyms
  resort to, make use of, use, avail oneself of, utilize, employ, turn to, call on, draw on, bring into play, bring into service, look to, appeal to
  fall back on, run to
2. 1.2mass noun The legal right to demand compensation or payment.
  the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred
  Example sentencesExamples
  The concept gives a payee a direct right of recourse against the drawee bank, although if there are no funds then generally the drawee does not have to pay.
  To make matters worse, you will have no recourse because a compensation clause will rarely be in your contract.
  As the branch had, functionally, agreed to negotiate or collect the cheque, it had a collecting bank's right of recourse when the cheque was dishonoured.
  So, a private individual is entitled to automatic recourse if a supplier fails to deliver, but a company may not.
  Financial business was disrupted as debtors died and their creditors found themselves without recourse.
  If the company declares bankruptcy within two years of the deal you risk being charged with conspiracy in asset-stripping and could lose the property without compensation or recourse.
  Junk faxes are illegal because a significant cost is shifted to the recipient without recourse.
  In the commercial world, recourse through copyright and legal means is available to those who believe their ideas and works have been stolen.

Phrases

without recourse

A formula used to disclaim responsibility for future non-payment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument.
the drawer of funds is not liable and can discount without recourse
Example sentencesExamples
- The second letter, signed by him as an agent of the association, declared that the transfer was made ‘without recourse.’
- In the case of a cooperative sale in which the buyer offers a promissory note as an earnest money deposit, the note should be made payable to the listing broker or should be endorsed ‘without recourse’ by the selling broker to the listing broker.

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense 'running or flowing back'): from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- 'back, again' + cursus 'course, running'.

Definition of recourse in US English:

recourse

noun

1A source of help in a difficult situation.
surgery may be the only recourse
Example sentencesExamples
- But, as is so often the case, such strong measures were the recourse of a weak regime.
- Violence should not be a first recourse, but that doesn't change the fact that some people really need to be dealt with.
- Such research suggests that the proscription concerning the recourse to ethnographic particulars is honoured more by some discourse analysts than others.
- It's a reassuring recourse for women like me who might even be accused of approaching life too conservatively, too responsibly.
- As a last recourse, if we thought that he was in the city, we might contemplate putting some Marines there.
- ‘If the customer terminates the contract without a good reason there is a recourse we can take,’ he said.
- If this does not happen, there will be a possible recourse to arms.
- Harsh acts take away people's right of defence in an open court of law, a normal recourse in a democratic structure.
- Tampering tends to be the recourse of underdeveloped political forces or rulers that are weak or unable to afford the luxury of costly campaigns.
- Such a diplomatic recourse, while potentially offering short-term successes, does not last, as the Agreed Framework has shown.
- Let us not forget that this is a business and as such should be maintained by its directors, shareholders and supporters, and if this is not possible then the only recourse is closure.
- At this point the only possible recourse was to retire, which we did.
- Mayer contrasts this process with the recourse NAFTA gives corporations to fight local laws that interfere with their ability to profit.
- The French Minister added: ‘The use of force can only be a final recourse.’
- In these terms, religion is the recourse of isolated individuals seeking to find a spiritual pattern and meaning for their lives.
- Has the ability to use force with impunity lowered the moral standard for the recourse to force considerably from the last-resort requirements of just war?
- As a result, some politicians have begun to think of war, not as the high-risk recourse of last resort, but as an attractive foreign policy option in times of domestic scandal or economic decline.
- When hegemony breaks down, as it did for liberal democracy in late Weimar, there will be a recourse to extreme measures to preserve the status quo.
- Elsewhere, lustration - laws preventing wrongdoers of the past from holding office - has been the recourse.
- I'll venture that we believe religion is an effective recourse against mortality.
- This is often a last recourse, only reluctantly resorted to when a party is clearly concealing income.
Synonyms
option, possibility, alternative, possible course of action, resort, way out, person to turn to, place to turn to, source of assistance, available resource, hope, remedy, choice, expedient
1. 1.1recourse to The use of someone or something as a source of help in a difficult situation.
  a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law
  all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans
  Example sentencesExamples
  Political and ideological arrangements upheld this right, and when they failed, the ruling class had recourse to force.
  There are zillions of ways to deal with any difficult situation, immediate recourse to magic might not be the best.
  We would prefer to have compliance without recourse to legal action.
  ‘They are doing this without recourse to the disciplinary procedures,’ said Ogle.
  About 90 percent of families that, for some reason or another, do break down are able to resolve their issues without recourse to the courts.
  Victims who have not issued proceedings by that deadline will not have recourse to the High Court, and have no alternative but to seek redress at the compensation tribunal.
  There are other, often more immediately beneficial, sources of assistance during unemployment besides recourse to the courts for damages.
  Hence it had recourse to adjudication to advance that process of agreement.
  The judge said recourse to the courts should be a last resort, particularly when family circumstances and the care and welfare of children were involved.
  Whether those kangaroo courts (if they ever come to pass) or the regular federal courts will have recourse to the death penalty remains to be seen, but it seems likely.
  In this respect, the Community has had recourse to various instruments, including production quotas.
  The rest of the population could not afford such measures; the only stone-built and relatively fire-proof building they had recourse to for defence was the village church or chapel.
  Now, the Pastons had recourse to the courts, but also felt able to join the political conflict themselves.
  Many trade unions have had recourse to what is called, rightly or wrongly, fictitious employees.
  On another note, I had recourse to the calamine lotion bottle last night when I realised I'd applied suntan lotion so cack-handedly that my left shoulder was completely unprotected.
  We hope that recourse to the High Court will not be necessary in this case.
  They have no recourse to the courts to review the question of whether they should be locked up.
  Clients have considered recourse to the European Court over this.
  Though much of his career was outside South Australia, the abilities of Sir Richard Blackburn greatly impressed those before whom he appeared and those who have had recourse to his judgments.
  Although participants remained highly critical of unregulated ethnomedicine, few had recourse to desired alternatives.
  It should therefore not surprise us that ‘Popular writers often had recourse to classical myths, looking to them as a fount of imagery’.
  In other times, and in other societies, it has had recourse to the Inquisition and the gulag.
  If the precedent of other provinces was followed in Britain, larger landowners would have had recourse to two strategies to protect their interests.
  Synonyms
  resort to, make use of, use, avail oneself of, utilize, employ, turn to, call on, draw on, bring into play, bring into service, look to, appeal to
2. 1.2 The legal right to demand compensation or payment.
  the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred
  Example sentencesExamples
  So, a private individual is entitled to automatic recourse if a supplier fails to deliver, but a company may not.
  In the commercial world, recourse through copyright and legal means is available to those who believe their ideas and works have been stolen.
  As the branch had, functionally, agreed to negotiate or collect the cheque, it had a collecting bank's right of recourse when the cheque was dishonoured.
  The concept gives a payee a direct right of recourse against the drawee bank, although if there are no funds then generally the drawee does not have to pay.
  Junk faxes are illegal because a significant cost is shifted to the recipient without recourse.
  If the company declares bankruptcy within two years of the deal you risk being charged with conspiracy in asset-stripping and could lose the property without compensation or recourse.
  Financial business was disrupted as debtors died and their creditors found themselves without recourse.
  To make matters worse, you will have no recourse because a compensation clause will rarely be in your contract.

Phrases

without recourse

A formula used to disclaim responsibility for future nonpayment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument.
Example sentencesExamples
- The second letter, signed by him as an agent of the association, declared that the transfer was made ‘without recourse.’
- In the case of a cooperative sale in which the buyer offers a promissory note as an earnest money deposit, the note should be made payable to the listing broker or should be endorsed ‘without recourse’ by the selling broker to the listing broker.

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘running or flowing back’): from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- ‘back, again’ + cursus ‘course, running’.

单词	recourse
释义	Definition of recourse in English: recourse noun rɪˈkɔːs 1A source of help in a difficult situation. surgery may be the only recourse Example sentencesExamples In these terms, religion is the recourse of isolated individuals seeking to find a spiritual pattern and meaning for their lives. Such a diplomatic recourse, while potentially offering short-term successes, does not last, as the Agreed Framework has shown. I'll venture that we believe religion is an effective recourse against mortality. Tampering tends to be the recourse of underdeveloped political forces or rulers that are weak or unable to afford the luxury of costly campaigns. At this point the only possible recourse was to retire, which we did. The French Minister added: ‘The use of force can only be a final recourse.’ Has the ability to use force with impunity lowered the moral standard for the recourse to force considerably from the last-resort requirements of just war? ‘If the customer terminates the contract without a good reason there is a recourse we can take,’ he said. Mayer contrasts this process with the recourse NAFTA gives corporations to fight local laws that interfere with their ability to profit. This is often a last recourse, only reluctantly resorted to when a party is clearly concealing income. As a result, some politicians have begun to think of war, not as the high-risk recourse of last resort, but as an attractive foreign policy option in times of domestic scandal or economic decline. It's a reassuring recourse for women like me who might even be accused of approaching life too conservatively, too responsibly. As a last recourse, if we thought that he was in the city, we might contemplate putting some Marines there. But, as is so often the case, such strong measures were the recourse of a weak regime. Harsh acts take away people's right of defence in an open court of law, a normal recourse in a democratic structure. Such research suggests that the proscription concerning the recourse to ethnographic particulars is honoured more by some discourse analysts than others. Violence should not be a first recourse, but that doesn't change the fact that some people really need to be dealt with. If this does not happen, there will be a possible recourse to arms. Elsewhere, lustration - laws preventing wrongdoers of the past from holding office - has been the recourse. When hegemony breaks down, as it did for liberal democracy in late Weimar, there will be a recourse to extreme measures to preserve the status quo. Let us not forget that this is a business and as such should be maintained by its directors, shareholders and supporters, and if this is not possible then the only recourse is closure. Synonyms option, possibility, alternative, possible course of action, resort, way out, place/person to turn to, source of assistance, available resource, hope, remedy, choice, expedient refuge 1.1recourse tomass noun The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation. a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans Example sentencesExamples Victims who have not issued proceedings by that deadline will not have recourse to the High Court, and have no alternative but to seek redress at the compensation tribunal. Many trade unions have had recourse to what is called, rightly or wrongly, fictitious employees. Although participants remained highly critical of unregulated ethnomedicine, few had recourse to desired alternatives. They have no recourse to the courts to review the question of whether they should be locked up. Clients have considered recourse to the European Court over this. It should therefore not surprise us that ‘Popular writers often had recourse to classical myths, looking to them as a fount of imagery’. Though much of his career was outside South Australia, the abilities of Sir Richard Blackburn greatly impressed those before whom he appeared and those who have had recourse to his judgments. There are other, often more immediately beneficial, sources of assistance during unemployment besides recourse to the courts for damages. Political and ideological arrangements upheld this right, and when they failed, the ruling class had recourse to force. Whether those kangaroo courts (if they ever come to pass) or the regular federal courts will have recourse to the death penalty remains to be seen, but it seems likely. In this respect, the Community has had recourse to various instruments, including production quotas. The judge said recourse to the courts should be a last resort, particularly when family circumstances and the care and welfare of children were involved. Now, the Pastons had recourse to the courts, but also felt able to join the political conflict themselves. We would prefer to have compliance without recourse to legal action. On another note, I had recourse to the calamine lotion bottle last night when I realised I'd applied suntan lotion so cack-handedly that my left shoulder was completely unprotected. About 90 percent of families that, for some reason or another, do break down are able to resolve their issues without recourse to the courts. ‘They are doing this without recourse to the disciplinary procedures,’ said Ogle. The rest of the population could not afford such measures; the only stone-built and relatively fire-proof building they had recourse to for defence was the village church or chapel. There are zillions of ways to deal with any difficult situation, immediate recourse to magic might not be the best. We hope that recourse to the High Court will not be necessary in this case. In other times, and in other societies, it has had recourse to the Inquisition and the gulag. If the precedent of other provinces was followed in Britain, larger landowners would have had recourse to two strategies to protect their interests. Hence it had recourse to adjudication to advance that process of agreement. Synonyms resort to, make use of, use, avail oneself of, utilize, employ, turn to, call on, draw on, bring into play, bring into service, look to, appeal to fall back on, run to 1.2mass noun The legal right to demand compensation or payment. the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred Example sentencesExamples The concept gives a payee a direct right of recourse against the drawee bank, although if there are no funds then generally the drawee does not have to pay. To make matters worse, you will have no recourse because a compensation clause will rarely be in your contract. As the branch had, functionally, agreed to negotiate or collect the cheque, it had a collecting bank's right of recourse when the cheque was dishonoured. So, a private individual is entitled to automatic recourse if a supplier fails to deliver, but a company may not. Financial business was disrupted as debtors died and their creditors found themselves without recourse. If the company declares bankruptcy within two years of the deal you risk being charged with conspiracy in asset-stripping and could lose the property without compensation or recourse. Junk faxes are illegal because a significant cost is shifted to the recipient without recourse. In the commercial world, recourse through copyright and legal means is available to those who believe their ideas and works have been stolen. Phrases without recourse A formula used to disclaim responsibility for future non-payment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument. the drawer of funds is not liable and can discount without recourse Example sentencesExamples The second letter, signed by him as an agent of the association, declared that the transfer was made ‘without recourse.’ In the case of a cooperative sale in which the buyer offers a promissory note as an earnest money deposit, the note should be made payable to the listing broker or should be endorsed ‘without recourse’ by the selling broker to the listing broker. Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense 'running or flowing back'): from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- 'back, again' + cursus 'course, running'. noun.1 phr. Definition of recourse in US English: recourse noun 1A source of help in a difficult situation. surgery may be the only recourse Example sentencesExamples But, as is so often the case, such strong measures were the recourse of a weak regime. Violence should not be a first recourse, but that doesn't change the fact that some people really need to be dealt with. Such research suggests that the proscription concerning the recourse to ethnographic particulars is honoured more by some discourse analysts than others. It's a reassuring recourse for women like me who might even be accused of approaching life too conservatively, too responsibly. As a last recourse, if we thought that he was in the city, we might contemplate putting some Marines there. ‘If the customer terminates the contract without a good reason there is a recourse we can take,’ he said. If this does not happen, there will be a possible recourse to arms. Harsh acts take away people's right of defence in an open court of law, a normal recourse in a democratic structure. Tampering tends to be the recourse of underdeveloped political forces or rulers that are weak or unable to afford the luxury of costly campaigns. Such a diplomatic recourse, while potentially offering short-term successes, does not last, as the Agreed Framework has shown. Let us not forget that this is a business and as such should be maintained by its directors, shareholders and supporters, and if this is not possible then the only recourse is closure. At this point the only possible recourse was to retire, which we did. Mayer contrasts this process with the recourse NAFTA gives corporations to fight local laws that interfere with their ability to profit. The French Minister added: ‘The use of force can only be a final recourse.’ In these terms, religion is the recourse of isolated individuals seeking to find a spiritual pattern and meaning for their lives. Has the ability to use force with impunity lowered the moral standard for the recourse to force considerably from the last-resort requirements of just war? As a result, some politicians have begun to think of war, not as the high-risk recourse of last resort, but as an attractive foreign policy option in times of domestic scandal or economic decline. When hegemony breaks down, as it did for liberal democracy in late Weimar, there will be a recourse to extreme measures to preserve the status quo. Elsewhere, lustration - laws preventing wrongdoers of the past from holding office - has been the recourse. I'll venture that we believe religion is an effective recourse against mortality. This is often a last recourse, only reluctantly resorted to when a party is clearly concealing income. Synonyms option, possibility, alternative, possible course of action, resort, way out, person to turn to, place to turn to, source of assistance, available resource, hope, remedy, choice, expedient 1.1recourse to The use of someone or something as a source of help in a difficult situation. a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans Example sentencesExamples Political and ideological arrangements upheld this right, and when they failed, the ruling class had recourse to force. There are zillions of ways to deal with any difficult situation, immediate recourse to magic might not be the best. We would prefer to have compliance without recourse to legal action. ‘They are doing this without recourse to the disciplinary procedures,’ said Ogle. About 90 percent of families that, for some reason or another, do break down are able to resolve their issues without recourse to the courts. Victims who have not issued proceedings by that deadline will not have recourse to the High Court, and have no alternative but to seek redress at the compensation tribunal. There are other, often more immediately beneficial, sources of assistance during unemployment besides recourse to the courts for damages. Hence it had recourse to adjudication to advance that process of agreement. The judge said recourse to the courts should be a last resort, particularly when family circumstances and the care and welfare of children were involved. Whether those kangaroo courts (if they ever come to pass) or the regular federal courts will have recourse to the death penalty remains to be seen, but it seems likely. In this respect, the Community has had recourse to various instruments, including production quotas. The rest of the population could not afford such measures; the only stone-built and relatively fire-proof building they had recourse to for defence was the village church or chapel. Now, the Pastons had recourse to the courts, but also felt able to join the political conflict themselves. Many trade unions have had recourse to what is called, rightly or wrongly, fictitious employees. On another note, I had recourse to the calamine lotion bottle last night when I realised I'd applied suntan lotion so cack-handedly that my left shoulder was completely unprotected. We hope that recourse to the High Court will not be necessary in this case. They have no recourse to the courts to review the question of whether they should be locked up. Clients have considered recourse to the European Court over this. Though much of his career was outside South Australia, the abilities of Sir Richard Blackburn greatly impressed those before whom he appeared and those who have had recourse to his judgments. Although participants remained highly critical of unregulated ethnomedicine, few had recourse to desired alternatives. It should therefore not surprise us that ‘Popular writers often had recourse to classical myths, looking to them as a fount of imagery’. In other times, and in other societies, it has had recourse to the Inquisition and the gulag. If the precedent of other provinces was followed in Britain, larger landowners would have had recourse to two strategies to protect their interests. Synonyms resort to, make use of, use, avail oneself of, utilize, employ, turn to, call on, draw on, bring into play, bring into service, look to, appeal to 1.2 The legal right to demand compensation or payment. the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred Example sentencesExamples So, a private individual is entitled to automatic recourse if a supplier fails to deliver, but a company may not. In the commercial world, recourse through copyright and legal means is available to those who believe their ideas and works have been stolen. As the branch had, functionally, agreed to negotiate or collect the cheque, it had a collecting bank's right of recourse when the cheque was dishonoured. The concept gives a payee a direct right of recourse against the drawee bank, although if there are no funds then generally the drawee does not have to pay. Junk faxes are illegal because a significant cost is shifted to the recipient without recourse. If the company declares bankruptcy within two years of the deal you risk being charged with conspiracy in asset-stripping and could lose the property without compensation or recourse. Financial business was disrupted as debtors died and their creditors found themselves without recourse. To make matters worse, you will have no recourse because a compensation clause will rarely be in your contract. Phrases without recourse A formula used to disclaim responsibility for future nonpayment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument. Example sentencesExamples The second letter, signed by him as an agent of the association, declared that the transfer was made ‘without recourse.’ In the case of a cooperative sale in which the buyer offers a promissory note as an earnest money deposit, the note should be made payable to the listing broker or should be endorsed ‘without recourse’ by the selling broker to the listing broker. Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘running or flowing back’): from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- ‘back, again’ + cursus ‘course, running’. noun.1 phr.
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