recusal

A noun referring to the disqualification of a judge or jury due to prejudice or a conflict of interest, which may be initiated by either party or by the judge's own decision.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Ablehnung oder den Ausschluss eines Richters oder Geschworenen wegen Befangenheit oder Interessenkonflikts bezeichnet; sie kann von einer Partei beantragt oder vom Richter selbst erklärt werden.

1. Disqualification of a judge or juror C1 formal legal

   The act of a judge or juror stepping down from a case due to a potential conflict of interest or bias.

   • The judge's recusal was requested by the defense attorney.
   • Due to a personal connection to the case, the juror's recusal was necessary.
   • The court accepted the recusal of the presiding judge.

   🇩🇪Ablehnung eines Richters

   Synonyme: disqualificationrecusationwithdrawal

• recusals plural form
• recusals' possessive plural form
• recusal's possessive singular form