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recuse
[
ri-
kyooz
]
Example Sentences
Origin
re·cuse
/
rɪˈkyuz
/
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[
ri-
kyooz
]
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verb,
re·cused,
re·cus·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
verb (used without object)
2.
to withdraw from a position of judging so as to avoid any semblance of partiality or bias.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
recusen
<
Middle French
recuser
<
Latin
recūsāre;
see
recusant
Related forms
rec·u·sa·tion
/
ˌrɛk
yʊˈzeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
rek-y
oo
-
zey
-sh
uh
n
]
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,
noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Example Sentences
In any other arena, decision makers would have to
recuse
themselves from such actions.
If the reviewer has a conflict, they should
recuse
themselves.
You'd think she be polite and her
recuse
herself from the whole sordid affair.
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In any other arena, decision makers would have to
recuse
themselves from such actions.
If the reviewer has a conflict, they should
recuse
themselves.
You'd think she be polite and her
recuse
herself from the whole sordid affair.
He also said he will consider any requests from lawyers in the obscenity case asking him to
recuse
himself.
The presiding judge does not
recuse
himself, but transfers sentencing to another judge.
From the posts, it appears reasonable to
recuse
yourself from reviewing the paper.
Ministers do not
recuse
themselves from decisions that might affect their family's businesses.
Twelve years later, such a case came up, but he forgot to
recuse
himself.
That's why officials
recuse
themselves when their impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
He also indicated that he might seek to have the judge
recuse
himself.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
recuse
(rəˈkjuːz, rɪˈkjuːz)
—
vb
(
tr; reflexive
) to remove from participation in a court case due to potential prejudice or partiality
[C19: see
recusant
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
recuse
late 14c., "to reject another's authority as prejudiced," from O.Fr. recuser (13c.), from L. recusare "to refuse, make an objection," from re- + causa (see
cause
). The word now is used mostly reflectively.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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