adequate remedy

collocation in English

meaningsofadequateandremedy

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adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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remedy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrem.ə.di/us
/ˈrem.ə.di/
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem ...
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(Definition ofadequateandremedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The point here is the same: should an order for forfeiture be made when damages would be anadequateremedy?
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As they well know, an injunction is not anadequateremedyfor three reasons.
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And so one can, but does anybody suggest that that is anadequateremedy?
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I find it again difficult to see how this exclusively can be anadequateremedy.
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But there was noadequateremedywhere both parties stoutly maintained that the marriage was genuine despite all the indications to the contrary.
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The civil law is not, and never can be, anadequateremedy.
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The exporters may, however, offer price undertakings, which could be accepted if they were considered to be anadequateremedy.
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It is a sad proposition but there are circumstances when custody is the onlyadequateremedyto protect the public from serious harm.
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I do not know whether that will be said, but judicial review is not anadequateremedyin these circumstances.
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It affects a large number of people in this country, and, indeed, it seems impossible to get anyadequateremedy.
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In those circumstances, an injunction is not anadequateremedy.
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If that be so, the tenant hasadequateremedy.
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The answer will in many cases be yes, and if the court finds that damages are not anadequateremedyit can order delivery up and forfeiture.
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In 1912, 82,000 out of a total of 160,000 prisoners were people who were convicted of such very small offences that a fine was considered anadequateremedy.
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But if one takes too gloomy a view of the situation, one can neither diagnose the character of the disease nor hope to prescribe anadequateremedy.
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If it is a case in which damages would be anadequateremedy, the court can certainly take that into account and award damages in lieu of an injunction.
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Covered too by the term are discourtesy, the failure to apologise properly for errors and mistakes in handling claims, and not offering anadequateremedywhere one is due.
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Whichever view we take, it is clear that the more effective policing of smuggling will not by itself be anadequateremedy.
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The answer may well be yes, and if the court finds that damages are not anadequateremedy, it can perfectly well order delivery up and forfeiture.
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