recuse

English

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Verb

recuse (third-person singular simple present recuses, present participle recusing, simple past and past participle recused)

1. (transitive) 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.

2. (intransitive, of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act.

   The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.

Related terms

• recusal
• recusant
• recusancy

Translations

To refuse or reject

Finnish: jäävätä (fi)

French: récuser (fr)

To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act

Finnish: jäävätä itsensä

French: récuser (fr)

Anagrams

• cereus
• ceruse
• rescue, Rescue
• secure

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Spanish

Verb

recuse (infinitive recusar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of recusar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recusar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recusar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of recusar.