recourse
[ ree-kawrs, -kohrs, ri-kawrs, -kohrs ]
/ ˈri kɔrs, -koʊrs, rɪˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs /
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
recordist,
recordkeeping,
recount,
recountal,
recoup,
recourse,
recover,
recoverable,
recoverable error,
recovered memory,
recovery
Example sentences from the Web for recourse
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