recuse
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɹɪˈkjuːz/
Verb

recuse (recuses, present participle recusing; past and past participle recused)

  1. (transitive) To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting.
    The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest.
  2. (intransitive, of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting.
    The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.
Related terms Translations
  • French: récuser
  • German: wegen Befangenheit ablehnen
  • Russian: отводи́ть
Translations
  • French: récuser
  • German: sich für befangen erklären
  • Russian: отводиться



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