Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/March 2

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Word of the day
for March 2
recuse v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).
      1. (reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
      2. (chiefly Canada, US, law) To object to (a judge, juror, or prosecutor) participating in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
    2. (obsolete)
      1. To refuse (to do something).
      2. (rare) To dismiss (an appeal).
  2. (intransitive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare oneself disqualified from trying a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
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