recuse

• 指法官、检察官或其他官员因可能存在利益冲突或偏见而主动回避或退出案件审理的行为。该词也可用于指要求某人回避。

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.

1. Disqualify oneself as a judgeC1formallegal

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

   回避

   • 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.

   同义词step downwithdraw

2. Challenge a judge's competenceC2formallegal

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

   申请回避

   • 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.

   同义词challengedisqualifyexcuseremove