ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Recusation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Recusation is a noun meaning (law) The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.

Meaning

(law) The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A refusal.

Example Sentences

[…]permit a man to refuse a judge, if he himself is of opinion he has any cause, without assigning what that cause is, is therefore in general very silent about what sort of consanguinity is, or is not, a good ground for recusation

Word Forms

Synonyms for recusation

Depending on context, synonyms include recusal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recusal, recusance, reprobance, renegation, reluctancy, reluctance.

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