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re•course /ˈrikɔrs, rɪˈkɔrs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] the act of going to a person or thing for help, assistance, protection, or the like:Without recourse to a map, how will you know where you are? See -cour-.WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 re•course (rē′kôrs, -kōrs, ri kôrs′, -kōrs′),USA pronunciation n. 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. Lawthe 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. Late Latin recursus, Latin: return, retreat, noun, nominal use of past participle of recurrere to run back; see recur Old French Middle English recours 1350–1400 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recourse /rɪˈkɔːs/ n 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 |