recuse
(verb)
verb
1. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
Definition categories: communication, disqualify
2. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
Definition categories: cognition, reject
Sentences with recuse as a verb:
- The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest.
- The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.