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legal remedy

American  
[lee-guhl re-mi-dee] / ˈli gəl ˈrɛ mɪ di /

noun

plural

legal remedies
  1. a way to provide relief or restitution for an injury or harm that is enforced by a court.


Example Sentences

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But he expressed reservations that the deported migrants had no legal remedy to contest whether they were gang members or not.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

While it seems like an unusual legal remedy, there have been comparable situations, said Samuel Issacharoff, a New York University law professor.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2024

The lawsuit, filed in 2022, hinges on a Philippine legal remedy called the Writ of Kalikasan.

From Science Magazine • May 2, 2024

If a case takes longer to resolve and remains stuck in legal limbo, however, the governor’s bill provides no legal remedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Whether and by what means I defended myself; whether I sought refuge in an appeal, an appellation, any kind of legal remedy, a petition for clemency, a lawyer, I cannot say.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther

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