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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- recourse [rɪ'kɔːs]
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1.
n
the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc, in difficulty or danger (esp in the phrase have recourse to)
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2.
n
a person, organization, or course of action that is turned to for help, protection, etc
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3.
n
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
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French recours, from Late Latin recursus a running back, from
re- + currere to run
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1.
n
the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc, in difficulty or danger (esp in the phrase have recourse to)
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