recuse

A verb used to indicate the act of a judge, prosecutor, or other official disqualifying themselves from a legal case due to a potential conflict of interest or bias.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar que um juiz, promotor ou outro agente público se afasta ou se declara impedido de participar de um processo judicial por suspeita de conflito de interesses ou parcialidade.

1. Disqualify oneself as a judge C1 formal legal

   To remove oneself from a legal case due to a potential conflict of interest or bias.

   • The judge decided to recuse himself from the trial because of his personal relationship with the defendant.
   • She recused herself from the case to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
   • The attorney requested that the judge recuse himself due to a financial interest in the outcome.

   🇵🇹Impedimento

   Sinônimos: step downwithdraw

2. Challenge a judge's competence C2 formal legal

   To formally object to a judge's participation in a case, claiming they are biased or have a conflict of interest.

   • The defense moved to recuse the judge for bias.
   • In canon law, a party may recuse a judge who is deemed incompetent.
   • The civil procedure allows a party to recuse a judge if there is a reasonable doubt about their impartiality.

   🇵🇹Suspeição e impedimento de juiz

   Sinônimos: challengedisqualifyexcuseremove

• recused past participle
• recused past simple
• recusing present participle
• recuses third person singular