legal remedy

noun

: a way of finding a solution using the law
You may have no legal remedy in this dispute.

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This is at least the third case this year in which a school has sought a legal remedy related to an NIL deal with a quarterback. — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026 In both cases, the legal remedy established by Congress is removal from the country. — Erick Chomskis, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2026 That is how a legal remedy described as compensation turns into punitive fiction. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Ex-husbands longed for a legal remedy. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal remedy

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“Legal remedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20remedy. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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