recourse
1. [ noun ] act of turning to for assistance
Synonyms: refuge resort
Examples:

: "have recourse to the courts" "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

Related terms: aid fall_back
2. [ noun ] something or someone turned to for assistance or security
Synonyms: resort refuge
Examples:

: "his only recourse was the police" "took refuge in lying"

Related terms: resource shadow fall_back
Similar spelling:   resurge
  regorge
  resource
  resurrect
  resurgent
  resurgence
  regur_soil
  recursive
  resourceful