recusal
recusal · recusals
An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of…An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
/ɹɪˈkjuːzəl/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
More definitions
- (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves
Forms
plural: recusalsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves:recusation
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable