Associations to the word «Recourse»

Wiktionary

RECOURSE, noun. The act of seeking assistance or advice.
RECOURSE, noun. (obsolete) A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.
RECOURSE, noun. (obsolete) Access; admittance.
RECOURSE, verb. (obsolete) To return; to recur.
RECOURSE, verb. (obsolete) To have recourse; to resort.

Dictionary definition

RECOURSE, noun. Act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort".
RECOURSE, noun. Something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley