Synonyms for last resort
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1. pis aller, last resortnoun

   an expedient adopted only in desperation

   "`pis aller' is French for `worst going'"

   Synonyms:
   pis aller

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1. Daniel Farkas:

   While litigation is a strategic tool of last resort, our company has fought to do what we believe is right and in the best interest of the welfare of our guests, crew and communities we visit.

2. Margrethe Vestager:

   For us, that would be a measure of very, very last resort.

3. Police Chief David Brown:

   With police-involved shootings now in this country, we’re very hypercritical of every officer’s actions. But the suspect was armed with a box cutter, the officer used deadly force as a last resort.

4. Huawei Deputy Chairman Guo:

   The US Congress has repeatedly failed to produce any evidence to support The US Congress restrictions on Huawei products, we are compelled to take this legal action as a proper and last resort.

5. Robert Hannigan:

   Legislation is a blunt last resort because frankly extremism is very difficult to define in law and you could spend all your time in court arguing about whether a particular video crosses the line or not.