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Definition of Recourse
1. Noun. Act of turning to for assistance. "An appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
Generic synonyms: Aid, Assist, Assistance, Help
Derivative terms: Resort
2. Noun. Something or someone turned to for assistance or security. "Took refuge in lying"
Generic synonyms: Resource
Specialized synonyms: Shadow
Derivative terms: Resort
Definition of Recourse
1. n. A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.
2. v. i. To return; to recur.
Definition of Recourse
1. a turning or applying to someone or something for aid [n -S]
Medical Definition of Recourse
1. 1. A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence. "Swift recourse of flushing blood." "Unto my first I will have my recourse." (Chaucer) "Preventive physic . . . Preventeth sickness in the healthy, or the recourse thereof in the valetudinary." (Sir T. Browne) 2. Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like; access or application for aid; resort. "Thus died this great peer, in a time of great recourse unto him and dependence upon him." (Sir H. Wotton) "Our last recourse is therefore to our art." (Dryden) 3. Access; admittance. "Give me recourse to him." (Shak) Without recourse, words sometimes added to the indorsement of a negotiable instrument to protect the indorser from liability to the indorsee and subsequent holders. It is a restricted indorsement. Origin: F. Recours, L. Recursus a running back, return, fr. Recurrere, recursum, to run back. See Recur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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