{{BCA|date=May 2026}} {{incoming links|date=April 2026}} {{Short description|Legal action to remedy a legal difficulty}} {{See also|Legal remedy}} A '''legal recourse''' is an action that can be taken by an individual or a corporation to attempt to remedy a legal difficulty.
* A lawsuit if the issue is a matter of civil law * Contracts that require mediation or arbitration before a dispute can go to court * Referral to police or prosecutor for investigation and possible criminal charges if the matter is a criminal violation * Petition to a legislature or other law-making body for a change in the law if a law is thought to be unjust. * Petition to a president or governor or monarch other chief executive or other official with power to pardon.
==See also== * Habeas corpus * Damnum absque injuria, ''loss without injury'' * Arm's length principle
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