recusal (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *recusal*:
NOUN	act	recusal, recusation	(law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest

recusal > pronunciation
Sounds	rihkyuw'zahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *recusal*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused / recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves.
Synonym	recusation
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	disqualification	The act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
Spanish	recusación
Catalan	recusació
Verbs	recuse	disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case

HyperDic: recusal