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recourse
('r/i/k/oU/rs )

noun (n)

  • act of turning to for assistance(noun.act)
    Example:
    Have recourse to the courts.
    Synonym:
    refuge, resort
    source: wordnet30
  • something or someone turned to for assistance or security(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    His only recourse was the police.
    source: wordnet30
  • A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To return; to recur.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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