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  • noun An act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (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

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Examples

  • And to do so after Ilya announced his recusal is just unfair.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Supreme Court Agrees to Review Constitutionality of Ban on Distributing Violent Video Games to Minors 2010

  • However, while it notes the role of Gandalf as counsel, it forgets to mention his recusal from the deliberations in this case.

    Lord of the Rings as Property Law : Law is Cool 2008

  • Frankly, though, any kind of long-term recusal is overkill in the circumstances.

    redding.com Stories 2010

  • The only “political” factor in that request was a certain amount of political pressure that brought about Ashcroft’s – patently necessary – recusal from the case.

    Think Progress » Kristol: “One or More Indictments in the Next Three Weeks” 2005

  • The recusal is a significant victory for Chevron, which has argued that the Ecuadorian judicial system is too corrupt to render a fair verdict in the long-running environmental lawsuit.

    Judge in Chevron Case Agrees to Step Aside 2009

  • * The one exception to my recusal was a two-page column published in the issue of April 6, 1992, when Clinton was a presumed but still undeclared candidate for the presidency.

    The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

  • I set up within the State Department what the lawyers call a recusal process, which would take effect automatically when the Senate voted to confirm my nomination.

    Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993

  • I set up within the State Department what the lawyers call a recusal process, which would take effect automatically when the Senate voted to confirm my nomination.

    Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993

  • WASHINGTON Reuters - Republican lawmakers blasted the chairman of the U.S. futures regulator on Thursday for his agency's role in the collapse of MF Global and called his recusal from the investigation a way to "avoid the heat."

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • WASHINGTON Reuters - Republican lawmakers blasted the chairman of the U.S. futures regulator on Thursday for his agency's role in the collapse of MF Global and called his recusal from the investigation a way to "avoid the heat."

    Reuters: Top News 2011

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