English dictionary

recourse

/'r/i/k/oU/rs/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

act of turning to for assistance

noun.act

Examples
Have recourse to the courts.

Synonyms refuge resort

Source: WordNet 3.0
something or someone turned to for assistance or security

noun.attribute

Examples
His only recourse was the police.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.

noun

Source: webster1913