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.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия судьи, прокурора или другого должностного лица, отстраняющегося от участия в судебном деле из-за потенциального конфликта интересов или предвзятости.

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.

   🇷🇺Самоотвод

   Синонимы: 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.

   🇷🇺Отвод судьи

   Синонимы: challengedisqualifyexcuseremove

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