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legal remedy

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

noun

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


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“The investigation has been flawed from the outset,” Kelley wrote, saying he would explore “every legal remedy to address this gross injustice.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

“The United States has now been forced to bring the instant action to seek legal remedy for Defendants’ refusal to comply with lawful requests pursuant to federal law,” the lawsuit states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

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

Merck said it was seeking a court order or another legal remedy that could exempt Merck from having to participate in the negotiation program.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

If no Act existed to warrant his incarceration, he would have a legal remedy for what morally, at any rate, was a false imprisonment.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

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