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last resort
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun last resort has 1 sense
  1. pis aller, last resort - French for `worst going'
    --1 is a kind of expedient

Definitions from the Web

Last Resort

noun

1. A final course of action or choice available, usually when all other options have been exhausted.

Example sentences:

1. When all else failed, filing for bankruptcy was their last resort.

2. Taking legal action was the company's last resort to protect their intellectual property.

3. The doctor prescribed a stronger medication as a last resort to treat the patient's chronic pain.

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