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re·cuse

(rĭ-kyo͞oz′)

tr.v. re·cused, re·cus·ing, re·cus·es

To disqualify or seek to disqualify (a judge or juror) from participation in the decision in a case, as for personal prejudice against a party or for personal interest in the outcome.

[Middle English recusen, ultimately (partly via Old French recuser) from Latin recūsāre : re-, re- + causa, lawsuit; see cause.]

re·cu′sal (-kyo͞o′zəl) n.

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recusal

(rɪˈkjuːzəl)

the withdrawal of a judge from a legal case

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Noun

recusal - (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves

recusation

disqualification - the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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