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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le fait pour un juge ou un juré de se récuser, ou d'être récusé, en raison d'un préjugé ou d'un conflit d'intérêts, que cela soit demandé par une partie ou décidé de sa propre initiative.

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.

   🇫🇷Récusation d'un juge ou d'un juré

   Synonymes: disqualificationrecusationwithdrawal

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