RECUSE

v.t.s as z. [L. recuso.] To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [The practice and the word are obsolete. ]

RECUSE

Re *cuse " (r *kz "), v. t. Etym: [F. récuser, or L. recusare. See Recusant. ] (Law )

recuse

re cuse |riˈkyo͞oz rɪˈkjuz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] challenge (a judge, prosecutor, or juror ) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality: a motion to recuse the prosecutor. • (recuse oneself ) (of a judge ) excuse oneself from a case because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality: the Justice Department demanded that he recuse himself from the case. DERIVATIVES re cus al |-zəl |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘reject, ’ specifically ‘object to (a judge ) as prejudiced ’): from Latin recusare ‘to refuse, ’ from re- (expressing opposition ) + causa ‘a cause. ’ The sense ‘excuse (oneself from a case )’ dates from the early 19th cent.

recuse

recuse |rɪˈkjuːz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly N. Amer. challenge (a judge or juror ) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality: he was recused when he referred to the corporation as ‘a bunch of villains ’. • (recuse oneself ) (of a judge ) excuse oneself from a case because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality. DERIVATIVES recusal noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘reject ’, specifically ‘object to a judge as prejudiced ’): from Latin recusare ‘to refuse ’, from re- (expressing opposition ) + causa ‘a cause ’. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

récuser

récuser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 droit Refuser, par soupçon de partialité, un juge, un juré, un expert, etc. 2 Rejeter l ’autorité, le témoignage de. verbe pronominal Refuser une responsabilité, se déclarer soi-même incompétent. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces juges se sont récusés. aimer