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Recuse

Recuse Meaning & Definition
Recuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Recuse?

[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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See Also | disqualify | reject

Recuse In Webster's Dictionary

\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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