Rescue

res′kū, v.t. to free from danger or violence: to deliver: to liberate:— pr.p. res′cūing; pa.t. and pa.p. res′cūed. — n. the act of rescuing: deliverance from violence or danger: forcible release from arrest or imprisonment.— adj. Res′cuable .— ns. Res′cuer ; Rescū ēē′ , the party rescued; Rescus′sor , one who makes an unlawful rescue. [M. E. rescous , a rescue—O. Fr. rescou e — rescourre —L. re- , away, excutĕre , to shake out— ex , out, quatĕre , to shake.]