RECOURSE


Meaning of RECOURSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrē-ˌkȯrs, ri-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English recours, from Anglo-French recurs, from Late Latin recursus, from Latin, act of running back, from recurrere to run back — more at recur

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a turning to someone or something for help or protection

settled the matter without recourse to law

b. : a source of help or strength : resort

had no recourse left

2. : the right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument (as a check)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.