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recusation

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  1. 1. n. Refusal. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. (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 Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Refusal. [Obs.] 2. (Old Law) The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone. Source: webster
  6. 6. The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall nottry the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n (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 n (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties Source: ecdict

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