- recuse oneself
- excuse oneself from a case for this reason.→ recuse
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recuse — [rɪ kju:z] verb chiefly N. Amer. & S. African challenge (a judge or juror) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a possible lack of impartiality. ↘(recuse oneself) excuse oneself from a case for this reason. Derivatives recusal noun… … English new terms dictionary
recuse — re·cuse /ri kyüz/ vt re·cused, re·cus·ing [Anglo French recuser to refuse, from Middle French, from Latin recusare, from re back + causari to give a reason, from causa cause, reason] 1: to challenge or object to (as a judge) as having prejudice… … Law dictionary
recuse — e*cuse (r?*k?z ), v. i. To withdraw oneself from serving as a judge or other decision maker in order to avoid a real or apparent conflict of interest; often used with the reflexive; as, the judge recused himself due to a financial interest in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recuse — transitive verb (recused; recusing) Etymology: Middle English, to refuse, reject, from Anglo French recuser, from Latin recusare Date: 1949 to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case; broadly to remove (oneself) from participation to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
recuse — verb a) To refuse or reject (a judge); to challenge that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act. The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest. b) To refuse to act as a judge; … Wiktionary
recuse — v. reject on suspicion of prejudice or bias (particularly oneself) … English contemporary dictionary
recuse — verb 1. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case • Derivationally related forms: ↑recusant, ↑recusation, ↑recusal • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
refuse — I. verb (refused; refusing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refusare, perhaps blend of Latin refutare to refute and recusare to demur more at recuse Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to express oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy — The legal dispute over Quebec s language policy began soon after the enactment of the Charter of the French Language by the National Assembly of Quebec in 1977. The Charter, enacted under the Parti Québécois government of René Lévesque, expanded… … Wikipedia
recusal — noun An act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest. See Also: recuse, recusant, recusancy … Wiktionary
