Found 2 items, similar to Last resort.
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Definition: last resort
last resort
n : French for `worst going' [syn:
pis aller]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Last resort
Resort
\Re*sort"\ (r?*z?rt"), n. [Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction.
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Resort, v.]
1. The act of going to, or making application; a betaking
one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as,
a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to
have resort to force.
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Join with me to forbid him her resort. --Shak.
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2. A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place
of frequent assembly; a haunt.
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Far from all resort of mirth. --Milton.
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3. That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource;
refuge.
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Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final
tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.
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