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Collocations for recourse - noun

ADJECTIVE

constant, frequent
limited (esp. BrE), little
Drivers have little recourse but to wait until the weather clears.
no other, only
I have no other recourse than to inform the police.
direct
The study of these creatures has been conducted without direct recourse to living specimens.
legal

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VERB + recourse

have
The mother of an illegitimate child had no legal recourse to the father.
workers who have no recourse to trade unions
seek
An order was made against which he sought recourse in the supreme court.
avoid
Their system of dispute resolution avoids recourse to the courts.

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PREPOSITION

by recourse to
people who deal with emotional pain by recourse to drugs and alcohol
with (no) recourse to, without recourse to
a charity for women with no recourse to public funds
residents with no recourse to the law
They tried to settle the dispute without recourse to the courts.
recourse against
Citizens have learned that they do have recourse against governments.
recourse to
She often had recourse to her dictionary.

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PHRASES

recourse available to sb
There is no recourse available to the victim.

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