recuse

See also: récusé, récuse, and recusé

English

Etymology

From Old French recuser, from Latin recūsō ‎(“I refuse, decline; I object to; I protest”). See recusant.

Pronunciation

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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 declare 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)

• Greek: εξαιρώ (el) ‎(exairó)
• Russian: отводи́ть (ru) ‎(otvodítʹ)

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

• Finnish: jäävätä itsensä
• French: récuser (fr)
• German: wegen Befangenheit ablehnen

• Greek: αυτοεξαιρούμαι ‎(aftoexairoúmai)
• Persian: رفع صلاحیت کردن ‎(raf'-e salâhiyat kardan)
• Russian: отводиться (ru) ‎(otvoditʹsja), отка́зываться (ru) ‎(otkázyvatʹsja) от (ru) ‎(ot) участия (ru) ‎(učastija)

Anagrams

• cereus, ceruse, Creuse, rescue, Rescue, secuer, secure

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Portuguese

Verb

recuse

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of recusar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of recusar
3. first-person singular imperative of recusar
4. third-person singular imperative of recusar

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Spanish

Verb

recuse

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.