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
- (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
- recusations
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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