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Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.
Thomas Aquinas

Meaning of "recourse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECOURSE

From Old French recours, from Late Latin recursus a running back, from re- + currere to run.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECOURSE

recourse  [rɪˈkɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECOURSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recourse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RECOURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Legal recourse

A legal recourse is an action that can be taken by an individual or a corporation to attempt to remedy a legal difficulty. ▪ A lawsuit if the issue is a matter of civil law ▪ Many contracts require mediation or arbitration before a dispute can go to court ▪ Referral to police or prosecutor for investigation and possible criminal charges if the matter is a criminal violation ▪ Petition to a legislature or other law-making body for a change in the law if a law is thought to be unjust. ▪ Petition to a president or governor or monarch other chief executive or other official with power to pardon. See also: Legal remedy...

Definition of recourse in the English dictionary

The first definition of recourse in the dictionary is the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc, in difficulty or danger. Other definition of recourse is a person, organization, or course of action that is turned to for help, protection, etc. Recourse is also 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECOURSE


coarse
kɔːs
concourse
ˈkɒnkɔːs
corse
kɔːs
course
kɔːs
discourse
ˈdɪskɔːs
intercourse
ˈɪntəˌkɔːs
matter-of-course
ˈmætərəvˌkɔːs
mini-course
ˈmɪnɪˌkɔːs
nonrecourse
ˌnɒnrɪˈkɔːs
racecourse
ˈreɪsˌkɔːs
scorse
skɔːs
watercourse
ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECOURSE

recork
recount
recountal
recounter
recountment
recoup
recoupable
recoupe
recouple
recoupment
recover
recoverability
recoverable
recoverableness
recovered
recovered memory
recoveree
recoverer
recoveries
recovering

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECOURSE

as a matter of course
assault course
Bourse
collision course
correspondence course
crash course
golf course
in due course
lay a course
main course
management course
matter of course
nurse
obstacle course
of course
par for the course
required course
run its course
sexual intercourse
training course
universe of discourse

Synonyms and antonyms of recourse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECOURSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «recourse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of recourse

Translation of «recourse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECOURSE

Find out the translation of recourse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recourse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recourse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

依靠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recurso
570 millions of speakers

English

recourse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللجوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обращение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recurso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আশ্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

recours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jalan keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuflucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頼ること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Recourse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

truy đòi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பேற்காத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başvuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ricorso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odwołanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звернення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recurs
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσφυγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beroep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillflykt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recourse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECOURSE»

The term «recourse» is very widely used and occupies the 21.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECOURSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recourse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recourse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recourse

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECOURSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recourse.
1
Thomas Aquinas
Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.
2
Shane Black
You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script can get muddied and altered in any way possible. You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor.
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John O. Brennan
The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.
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James Fenimore Cooper
All sacrifices of common sense, and all recourse to plausible political combinations, whether of individuals or of men, are uniformly made at the expense of the majority.
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Paul Di Filippo
It's certainly a cliche to remark that a nonfiction book 'reads just like a novel,' but in the case of Jonathan Eig's 'The Birth of the Pill,' I have no other recourse, since his narrative is full of larger-than-life characters sharply limned and embarked on fascinating doings, their story told in sprightly visual fashion.
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Franz Grillparzer
Progress will always have as its recourse to exaggerate what it cannot surpass.
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E. Howard Hunt
We had, after all, no other recourse to protect ourselves, no other document, let's say, than the Monroe Doctrine. So that could be cited as a cause for intervention if and when it might become necessary.
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Graham Joyce
It is, of course, the first recourse of every elitist to see social barbarism in others.
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Dale T. Mortensen
Unemployment is 'involuntary' when the price is above its market clearing level. Workers are unemployed because jobs are not available at the prevailing wages, period. The only recourse is to either expand the number of jobs or somehow lower the wage.
10
Octavio Paz
Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECOURSE»

Discover the use of recourse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recourse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Recourse to Force: State Action against Threats and Armed ...
The book also relates these changes in law and practice to changing public values pertaining to the balance between maintaining peace and promoting justice.
Thomas M. Franck, 2002
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Judicial Recourse to Foreign Law: A New Source of Inspiration?
With commentaries by an international collection of leading judges, this accessible and clearly-structured book includes examinations of public and private law in its discussion about access to foreign laws and looks at the practice across ...
Basil Markesinis, Jorg Fedtke, 2012
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Magical Criticism: The Recourse of Savage Philosophy
Christopher Bracken’s Magical Criticism brings the unacknowledged history of this racialization to light and shows how, even as we have rejected ethnocentric notions of “the savage,” they remain active today in everything from attacks ...
Christopher Bracken, 2008
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Interpretation, Revision, and Other Recourse from ...
This work analyzes the complexity of interpretation, revision, and other forms of 'reference' to the International Court from some other international body, court or arbitral tribunal.
Shabtai Rosenne, 2007
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Project Finance: A Legal Guide
7-006 The general principle behind "non-recourse" or "limited recourse" transactions is that the lenders are only entitled to look to certain assets of the borrower and sometimes the shares in the borrower for repayment of their loans and the ...
Graham D. Vinter, Gareth Price, 2006
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What is Human Recourse Strategy?
The field of Human Recourse Strategy (HRS) is a relatively new area of research and therefore a lot of different approaches and opinions exist.
Elisabeth Luger, 2004
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Linking Competitive Strategies with Human Recourse ...
“I believe we are in a war for talent. [...] Let's face it — talented employees are the lifeblood of any successful organization.
Elisabeth Luger, 2004
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Recourse against judgments in the European union: ...
This volume covers the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
John Anthony Jolowicz, C. H. van Rhee, 1999
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A Place of Recourse: A History of the U.S. District Court ...
The. District. Court. as. a. Place. of. Recourse,. 1960–2003. Since the 1960s, federal courts have become increasingly important in the political, economic, and social lives of average citizens. During the years of President Lyndon Johnson's ...
Roberta Sue Alexander, 2005
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Accountants' Handbook, 2009 Cumulative Supplement
D. R. Carmichael, Lynford Graham. 18A.20 WHAT ARE FACTORING ARRANGEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF RECEIVABLES WITH RECOURSE?42 Factoring arrangements are a means of discounting accounts receivable on a nonrecourse ...
D. R. Carmichael, Lynford Graham, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECOURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recourse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Export factoring on non-recourse basis
AD banks may take their own business decision to enter into export factoring arrangement on non-recourse basis. They should ensure that their client is not over ... «The Dollar Business, Jul 15»
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RAIT Financial Trust Prices a $223.0 Million Non-Recourse, Floating …
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) ("RAIT") announced today the pricing of a non-recourse, floating-rate CMBS transaction ... «Business Wire, May 15»
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Greece does not eye recourse to referendum or polls: interior minister
"An immediate recourse to a referendum or elections is not in our plans right now." EU paymaster Germany suggested on Monday that Greece might need a ... «Reuters, May 15»
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Malaysia's Anwar takes up last legal recourse against sodomy …
... leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday applied for a judicial review of his conviction for sodomy, his last legal recourse after an appeal was rejected in February. «Reuters, Apr 15»
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Members of U.S. Military have no Recourse if they Suffer from Poor …
But this recourse does not exist with the military's health providers, who can miss a serious medical problem with an individual and not worry about being taken ... «AllGov, Apr 15»
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Khuzaima Qutbuddin's daughters to look for legal recourse in India
Daugthers of Khuzaima Qutbuddin, challenger to the succession issue in the Dawoodi Bohra community, will be looking for a legal recourse in India. The legal ... «Daily News & Analysis, Apr 15»
7
Will take legal recourse if Modi govt goes ahead with Rafale jet deal …
New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday threatened to take legal recourse if government went ahead with Rafale jet deal with France, saying ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
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Japan: SunEdison secures non-recourse finance for 9.6 MW array
U.S. renewables company SunEdison has secured non-recourse funding from the Shinsei Bank for the 9.6 MW Tarumizu project on the Japanese island of ... «pv magazine, Mar 15»
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Foreign suppliers of reactors can be held liable by operators …
In a seven-page 'frequently asked questions' dealing with contentious issues including liability, compensation and right of recourse in case of nuclear mishap, ... «Economic Times, Feb 15»
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RECOURSE: New series from MAVTV takes you inside Pro-2 Trucks
RECOURSE - A new 30-minute, 12-episode reality series, debuts on MAVTV this Sunday, Jan. 4 at 3:00pm & 6:00pm ET. RECOURSE features ... «Racer, Dec 14»

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