Recourse is defined as a means of assistance or source of help during a difficult situation or conflict.
(noun)See recourse in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: ME recours < OFr < L recursus, a running back: see re- & course
See recourse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English recours
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin recursus, a running back
Origin: , from past participle of recurrere, to run back
Origin: : re-, re-
Origin: + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots
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