| Rescue (rescue) |
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| v. t. | (r?s"k?) |
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| Res"cue |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Rescued (-k?d)]p. pr. *** vb.
n. Rescuing.] [OE. rescopuen, OF.
rescourre, rescurre, rescorre] L. pref. re-
re- + excutere to shake or |
To free or deliver from any confinement,
violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to
remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to
rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from
destruction.
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| Rescue (rescue) |
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| n. | (r?s"k?) |
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| Res"cue |
| [From
Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]
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The act of rescuing; deliverance from
restraint, violence, or danger; liberation.
The
forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully
distrained.
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