recourse

Related to recourse: Without recourse, have recourse to

have recourse to (something)

To have access to something, especially in times of trouble or difficulty. I need to care for my ailing mother, but I don't have recourse to a leave of absence. Does he have recourse to his inheritance?
See also: have, recourse
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

have recourse to something

to be able to use something for help; to be able to fall back on something. You will always have recourse to the money your grandfather left you. You will not have recourse to that money until you are over 21 years of age.
See also: have, recourse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • have recourse to
  • have recourse to (something)
  • half the trouble of (something)
  • save (one's) own skin
  • save skin
  • silver bullet
  • be in hot water
  • be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
  • be able to do something in your sleep
  • do (something) blindfolded
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Specifically, these loans reflect performance declines related to exposure to energy markets, coupled with limited recourse to financially capable guarantors.
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Allocating LLC recourse debts
In these cases, in the event of non payment and exercising recourse against the purchaser, the company acts as the agent of the factor.
Factoring arrangements in the United Arab Emirates
In essence, the following were settled: holders of recourse in law's interests and the ways in which such extraordinary means of attack are exerted, the object, the competence of the settlement and the effects related to the judicial decision into the recourse in law's interest.
Recourse in legal purposes from the perspective of law 202/2010 regarding the acceleration of trial settlement
They claimed that said violation constituted a "bad boy" act and triggered personal recourse.
NAA/NMHC submit brief in non-recourse loan case
In non-recourse loans, some "bad boy" provisions have the effect of converting the non-recourse loan to a full recourse loan such that the borrower becomes liable for the full amount of the loan.
"Bad Boy" Carve-Outs
In 2005, the recourse type of factoring service accounted for Rp 1.08 trillion or 81.7 % of the total credits.
Factoring industry in Indonesia remains in the doldrums
(2) In United States--Tax Treatment for "Foreign Sales Corporations," Second Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the European Communities (US-FSC), (3) the DSB upheld the findings of the Panel and Appellate Body that the United States created a form of prohibited subsidy in continued violation of the SCM Agreement and Article 21.5 of the DSU in its tax treatment of foreign sales corporations (FSCs).
International trade law - original DSB rulings apply to subsequent remedial measures
Employees who work for a bully face daily and constant confrontation with little recourse--but WHEN YOU WORK FOR A BULLY: ASSESSING YOUR OPTIONS AND TAKING ACTION offers such recourse, from exit strategies to leave an abusive situation to learning how to identify a bully and utilizing self-defense tactics to keep ego intact.
When You Work for a Bully: Assessing Your Options and Taking Action
To say that the courts are the only recourse is not to say that the courts are the best recourse for all victims.
Victims and church lawsuits
citizen who was imprisoned for more than three years, without trial or legal recourse of any kind, through a presidential order designating him an "enemy combatant."
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We frequently hear stories that the terms of private company acquisitions are moving in the direction of limited seller representations and warranties and even more limited rights of recourse, post-closing.
How buyers can get an edge in middle-market deals: it's a sellers' market out there. Two attorneys argue that buyers need to avoid overpaying and focus on the markup and negotiation of the purchase agreement
Moreover, homeowners have little recourse if the work is not performed properly except to sue the unlicensed contractor civilly and hope that they can locate some assets.
Construction licensing: Nevada's response
Triple-X securitization can be characterized as the "securitization of the business of an enterprise," in contrast with traditional securitization, which is the "securitization of assets of an enterprise." A securitization structure provides nonrecourse and permanent financing for the Regulation Triple-X reserve through the capital markets, whereas nonsecuritization structures provide recourse and temporary financing for the reserve through the bank market.
In reserve: Triple-X securitization represents an emerging class of structured products for life insurers
A discussion arose about recourse consumers may have if they have been overcharged for sales taxes or charged (and paid) sales taxes on an exempt item.
A modest proposal? California performance review says California Tax Commission needed