Resorting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Resort \Re*sort"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resorted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Resorting}.] [OF. resortir to withdraw, take refuge, F.
     ressortir to be in the jurisdiction, LL. resortire; pref. re-
     re- + L. sortiri to draw lots, obtain by lot, from sors lot.
     See {Sort}. The meaning is first to reobtain (by lot), then
     to gain by appeal to a higher court (as a law term), to


     appeal, go for protection or refuge.]
     1. To go; to repair; to betake one's self.
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              What men name resort to him?          --Shak.
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     2. To fall back; to revert. [Obs.]
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              The inheritance of the son never resorted to the
              mother, or to any of her ancestors.   --Sir M. Hale.
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     3. To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help,
        relief, or advantage.
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              The king thought it time to resort to other
              counsels.                             --Clarendon.
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