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1. (n.) recourse
access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection.
2. recourse
a person or thing resorted to for help or protection.
3. recourse
the right to collect from a maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME recours < OF < LL recursus, L: return, withdrawal, der. of recurrere to run back)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) recourse, resort, refuge
act of turning to for assistance
"have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
2. (noun) recourse, refuge, resort
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) recourse
a coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence
2. (noun) recourse
recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like; access or application for aid; resort
3. (noun) recourse
access; admittance
4. (verb) recourse
to return; to recur
5. (verb) recourse
to have recourse; to resort
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