recourse
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kɔrs, -koʊrs, rɪˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs noun
1.
access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.
2.
a person or thing resorted to for help or protection.
3.
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:
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
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
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc, in difficulty or danger (esp in the phrase have recourse to) |
| 2. | a person, organization, or course of action that is turned to for help, protection, etc |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | without recourse a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders |
| [C14: from Old French recours, from Late Latin recursus a running back, from | |
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Word Origin & History
recourse
late 14c., from O.Fr. recours (13c.), from L. recursus "return, retreat," lit. "a running back," from stem of pp. of recurrere "run back, return" (see recur).
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Example sentences
Yet even many parents have a difficult time managing this without recourse to gender stereotyping.
The type and treatment of the gain will depend on whether the mortgage is considered non-recourse or recourse debt.
There isn't any recourse for you, anyone to argue your case with.
Replaceable parts preserve the majority of the recourse but something needs to be done to use the material from the broken part.
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