dernier ressort

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Do men who marry under such circumstances honour and trust the women, who as a dernier ressort bear their names?

From Infelice by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

Of course the result cannot be very accurate, but is a dernier ressort.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray

If they are deemed unlawful, unjust, and oppressive, first appealing to judicial supervision and all lawful means for relief and protection—revolution the dernier ressort.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

He begged, however, that he might not be called upon to take office except as a dernier ressort, a necessity.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

One last word—arsenic is the dernier ressort, and should not be used until other means have failed, whereas some people fly to it when a much simpler treatment would have done all that was necessary.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie