1. [n]  act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
2. [n]  a shelter from danger or hardship
3. [n]  something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
4. [n]  a safe place; "He ran to safety"

Refuge
MOTHER OF MERCY FREE CLINICA vital inner-city haven for the homeless, runaways and illegal immigrants seeking a helping hand inthe daily struggle against the difficulties of life. Into this sanctuary of anonymity and shelter come three refugees.Three people, to whom love seems like an unattainable fantasy, come to know Mercy Clinic as a place where dreams can come true.

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1. \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), n. [F. r['e]fuge, L. refugium, fr.
   refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.]
   1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
            Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find
            place or refuge.                      --Milton.
            We might have a strong consolation, who have fled
            for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
                                                  --Heb. vi. 18.
   2. That which shelters or protects from danger, or from
      distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its
      strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its
      sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.
            The high hills are a refuger the wild goats. --Ps.
                                                  civ. 18.
            The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.
                                                  --Ps. ix. 9.
   3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or
      contrivance.
            Their latest refuge Was to send him.  --Shak.
            Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by
            terracing ??? story in danger of darkness. --Sir H.
                                                  Wotton.
   {Cities of refuge} (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed
      as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed
      homicide without design. Of these there were three on each
      side of Jordan. --Josh. xx.
   {House of refuge}, a charitable institution for giving
      shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or
      tempted.
   Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.
   

2. \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), v. t.
   To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]