Synonyms for recourse
ˈri kɔrs, -koʊrs, rɪˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrsre·course

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1. recourse

   Synonyms:
   reference, aid, application, betaking, refuge

   Antonyms:
   avoidance, independence, omission, abstinence, dispensation, disuse

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1. recourse, resort, refugenoun

   act of turning to for assistance

   "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

   Synonyms:
   repair, sanctuary, resort, stamping ground, asylum, hangout, holiday resort, refuge, resort hotel, haunt, safety

2. recourse, refuge, resortnoun

   something or someone turned to for assistance or security

   "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

   Synonyms:
   repair, sanctuary, resort, stamping ground, asylum, holiday resort, hangout, refuge, resort hotel, haunt, safety

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1. • Aid
   • Resource

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1. recoursenoun

   Synonyms:
   resort

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1. List of paraphrases for "recourse":

   resort, appeal, remedies, remedy, resorting, use, redress, asylum, appeals, resource, reliance

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1. Raphael Pradeau:

   It’s two years that the citizens of Fournes and its surroundings have fought against the installation of a giant Amazon warehouse, at the start, they were a bit alone against everyone, but they have succeeded in halting the project thanks to legal recourse.

2. Dana Lovejoy:

   I tell every teacher I know about what happened to me in an effort to protect them from the same thing happening to them. I am not the first to have this 'up-skirting' happen, and the recent stories in the news prove I am not the last, the fact that the action has been given a moniker is evidence that this is taking place too often and with little or no recourse for victims. Our laws have not kept up with our technology.

3. Gregory Skordas:

   Judge Michael Kwan is Judge Michael Kwan and Judge Michael Kwan passion for Judge Michael Kwan culture is what got Judge Michael Kwan in trouble, we probably have no recourse but to sit out the six months and hope that Judge Michael Kwan still has a court to preside over when that period has lapsed.

4. Maatje Benassi:

   Law enforcement will tell you that there's nothing that we can do about it because we have free speech in this country. Then they say,' Go talk to a civil attorney,' so we did. We talked to an attorney. You quickly realize that for folks like us, it's just too expensive to litigate something like this. We get no recourse from law enforcement. We get no recourse from the courts.

5. Bill Kanko:

   This is a 'squeeze-out' or 'take-under', and we have little recourse.