recourse

[ ree-kawrs, -kohrs, ri-kawrs, -kohrs ]

/ ˈri kɔrs, -koʊrs, rɪˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs /

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noun

access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.

a person or thing resorted to for help or protection.

the right to collect from a maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument. The endorser may add the words “without recourse” on the instrument, thereby transferring the instrument without assuming any liability.

Origin of recourse

1350–1400; Middle English recours<Old French <Late Latin recursus,Latin: return, retreat, noun use of past participle of recurrere to run back; see recur

Words nearby recourse

record player, reco-reco, recount, recountal, recoup, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery

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Example sentences from the Web for recourse

What recourse would they have to prove that they should be eligible for release?
Are Mandatory Ebola Quarantines Legal?|Tim Mak|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know that it might get nowhere, but this is my only recourse.
Iran Says Take Off the Veil—and Be Raped|IranWire|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had the board decided to give Eich a few weeks to prove himself, those who disagreed would have had no recourse.
Chill Out About Firefox, Everybody|Gene Robinson|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They, according to one juror, who spoke to Nightline, believed Dunn had no recourse but to shoot.
Michael Dunn, Jordan Davis, and America's Racist Heritage|Jamelle Bouie|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

However well-intentioned, we are not sure that this bill would be the most effective means of recourse.
The Movement to Boycott the American Studies Association for Boycotting Israel|David Freedlander|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had recourse, therefore, to the most perfidious means to compass his destruction.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada|Washington Irving
In the presence of the possibly monstrous and the impossibly blasphemous, there is always a recourse.
The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus
Archibald, who at length despaired of his friend's generosity, had recourse to his other scheme of the wager.
Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
It was not necessary for him to have recourse to musical artifice and complication to conceal poverty of invention.
Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris
When their calling and shouting had no effect they had to recourse to personal physical exertion and began to shake us up.
A German deserter's war experience|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for recourse

recourse

/ (rɪˈkɔːs) /

noun

the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc, in difficulty or danger (esp in the phrase have recourse to)

a person, organization, or course of action that is turned to for help, protection, etc

the right to demand payment, esp from the drawer or endorser of a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument when the person accepting it fails to pay

without recourse a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders

Word Origin for recourse

C14: from Old French recours, from Late Latin recursus a running back, from re- + currere to run

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	recourse
释义	recourse [ ree-kawrs, -kohrs, ri-kawrs, -kohrs ] / ˈri kɔrs, -koʊrs, rɪˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recourse ON THESAURUS.COM noun access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice. a person or thing resorted to for help or protection. the right to collect from a maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument. The endorser may add the words “without recourse” on the instrument, thereby transferring the instrument without assuming any liability. Origin of recourse 1350–1400; Middle English recours<Old French <Late Latin recursus,Latin: return, retreat, noun use of past participle of recurrere to run back; see recur Words nearby recourse record player, reco-reco, recount, recountal, recoup, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recourse What recourse would they have to prove that they should be eligible for release? Are Mandatory Ebola Quarantines Legal?\|Tim Mak\|October 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I know that it might get nowhere, but this is my only recourse. Iran Says Take Off the Veil—and Be Raped\|IranWire\|June 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Had the board decided to give Eich a few weeks to prove himself, those who disagreed would have had no recourse. Chill Out About Firefox, Everybody\|Gene Robinson\|April 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They, according to one juror, who spoke to Nightline, believed Dunn had no recourse but to shoot. Michael Dunn, Jordan Davis, and America's Racist Heritage\|Jamelle Bouie\|February 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST However well-intentioned, we are not sure that this bill would be the most effective means of recourse. The Movement to Boycott the American Studies Association for Boycotting Israel\|David Freedlander\|February 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He had recourse, therefore, to the most perfidious means to compass his destruction. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada\|Washington Irving In the presence of the possibly monstrous and the impossibly blasphemous, there is always a recourse. The Lords of the Ghostland\|Edgar Saltus Archibald, who at length despaired of his friend's generosity, had recourse to his other scheme of the wager. Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10)\|Maria Edgeworth It was not necessary for him to have recourse to musical artifice and complication to conceal poverty of invention. Great Musical Composers\|George T. Ferris When their calling and shouting had no effect they had to recourse to personal physical exertion and began to shake us up. A German deserter's war experience\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for recourse recourse / (rɪˈkɔːs) / noun the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc, in difficulty or danger (esp in the phrase have recourse to) a person, organization, or course of action that is turned to for help, protection, etc the right to demand payment, esp from the drawer or endorser of a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument when the person accepting it fails to pay without recourse a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders Word Origin for recourse C14: from Old French recours, from Late Latin recursus a running back, from re- + currere to run Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to recourse remedy, stopgap, resource, help, expediency, shift, support, substitute, choice, resort, makeshift, expedient, aid, appeal, refuge, option, way out, stand-by
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recourse

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British Dictionary definitions for recourse

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