Definition of recuse Recuse
/ɹɪˌkjuˈz/ - [rikyuz] -
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What does recuse mean?
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| recuse - disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case | ||
| disqualify make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| recuse - challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | ||
| reject refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary 
- recuse (Verb)
To refuse or reject a judge; to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act. - recuse (Verb)
To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recuse (v. t.)
To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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recuse
rē-kūz′, v.t. (law) to reject.—adj. Recū′sative
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🔤- recuse, verb, present, 1st person singular of recuse (infinitive).
- recuse, verb (infinitive).
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