noun ( formal )
ADJECTIVE
▪ constant , frequent
▪ limited ( esp. BrE ), little
▪
Drivers have little ~ but to wait until the weather clears.
▪ no other , only
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I have no other ~ than to inform the police.
▪ direct
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The study of these creatures has been conducted without direct ~ to living specimens.
▪ legal
VERB + RECOURSE
▪ have
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The mother of an illegitimate child had no legal ~ to the father.
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workers who have no ~ to trade unions
▪ seek
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An order was made against which he sought ~ in the supreme court.
▪ avoid
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Their system of dispute resolution avoids ~ to the courts.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ to
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people who deal with emotional pain by ~ to drugs and alcohol
▪ with (no) ~ to , without ~ to
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a charity for women with no ~ to public funds
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residents with no ~ to the law
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They tried to settle the dispute without ~ to the courts.
▪ ~ against
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Citizens have learned that they do have ~ against governments.
▪ ~ to
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She often had ~ to her dictionary.
PHRASES
▪ ~ available to sb
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There is no ~ available to the victim.