Thesaurus: recuse

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1. v. t. To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause.
2. v. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
3. v. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
4. To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
5. To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judgeshall not try the cause. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
6. v:100 v. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case v. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law