Recuse definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Recuse definition: to remove from participation in a court case due to potential prejudice or partiality | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'recuse'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× recuse (rɪkyuz ) Wordforms:recuses,recusing,recusedtransitiveverb Ifsomeonesuchasajudgerecuseshimselforherselffromalegalcase,theystatethattheywillnotbeinvolvedinmakingdecisionsaboutthecase,forexamplebecausetheyconsiderthemselvestobebiased. Ifherhusbandbecamegovernor,JudgeRendellwouldhavetorecuseherselffromcases involvingthestate. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'eudemonia' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency recuseinBritishEnglish (rɪˈkjuːz ) verbUS,CanadianandSouthAfrica(tr;reflexive) toremovefromparticipationinacourtcaseduetopotentialprejudiceorpartiality CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC19:seerecusant WordFrequency recuseinAmericanEnglish (rɪˈkjuz ) verbtransitive,verbintransitiveWordforms:reˈcusedorreˈcusing todisqualifyorwithdrawfromapositionofjudging,asbecauseofprejudiceorpersonalinterest Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsrecusal(reˈcusal) noun WordoriginMErecusen