| Pronunciation: | | r`iky'ooz
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- [v] challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
- [v] disqualify oneself (as a judge, for example) in a particular case
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RECUSE is a 6 letter word that starts with R. |
| | See Also: | | disqualify, reject |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*cuse"\ (r?*k?z"), v. t. [F. r['e]cuser, or L.
recusare. See {Recusant}.] (Law)
To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge
shall not try the cause. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
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| Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The process by which a judge is disqualified from hearing a case, on his or her own motion or upon the objection of either party. |
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