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re⋅cuse

  [ri-kyooz] verb, -cused, -cus⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, esp. 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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME recusen < MF recuser < L recūsāre; see recusant

Related forms:
rec⋅u⋅sa⋅tion  [rek-yoo-zey-shuhn] , noun
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re·cuse   (rĭ-kyōōz')   
tr.v.   re·cused, re·cus·ing, re·cus·es
To disqualify or seek to disqualify from participation in a decision on grounds such as prejudice or personal involvement.

[Middle English recusen, from Old French recuser, from Latin recūsāre : re-, re- + causa, cause.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

recuse 
1387, "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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·cuse
Pronunciation: ri-'kyüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·cused; re·cus·ing
Etymology: 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 or a conflict of interest
2 : to disqualify (as oneself or another judge or official) for a proceeding by a judicial act because of prejudice or conflict of interest recusing the district attorney from any proceeding may be appealed by the district attorney or the Attorney General —California Penal Code> —re·cuse·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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