Definition of "rescue" []

• To set free, as from danger or imprisonment; save. See Synonyms at save1. (verb-transitive)
• Law To take from legal custody by force. (verb-transitive)
• An act of rescuing; a deliverance. (noun)
• Law Removal from legal custody by force. (noun)

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• "Banks will not lend in this climate of uncertainty when the term rescue has morphed from verb, or name, into an adjective of economy."
• "So, let's use the term rescue of Bear Stearns, the fifth biggest investment bank in the nation."
• "Because commented saying that the term rescue offends her."