Betekenis van recourse In het Nederlands

• 0 using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation:

  • It is hoped that the dispute will be settled without recourse to litigation.

• 1 a way of dealing with a difficult or unpleasant situation:

  • If the company won’t pay me, the only recourse left to me is to sue them.

• 2 help, usually in the form of an official system or process, for someone in a difficult situation:

  • a recourse for sb The Ombudsman is a recourse for homeowners who feel let down by their estate agent.

  • At present, older workers have no legal recourse if they think they have suffered age discrimination.

  • have recourse to sth Not everyone has recourse to expensive professional advice.

  • sb's (only) recourse is to do sth Their only recourse is to file for an appeal before an administrative law judge.

  • without/with no recourse to We should be able to resolve these types of disputes without recourse to a public inquiry.

  • provide/seek recourse The Patients' Bill of Rights provides recourse for patients wishing to sue for damages.

• 3 the legal right of a lender to take assets belonging to the borrower in addition to the asset used to guarantee the loan, if the loan is not repaid:

  • In a loan sale, a bank makes a loan and then sells the loan, without recourse, to a third party.

  • a recourse agreement/loan/debt

• 4 the legal right to demand payment from someone who has signed a cheque or bill of exchange if the money is not paid on the agreed date:

  • The holder of the bill of exchange uses his or her right of recourse and submits the bill of exchange to someone connected with it.