recusation en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recusatio, recusationis. Compare French récusation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.
[…]permit a man to refuse a judge, if he himself is of opinion he has any cause, without assigning what that cause is, is therefore in general very silent about what sort of consanguinity is, or is not, a good ground for recusation
1750, William Blackstone, An Essay on Collateral Consanguinity:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A refusal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recusations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
es recusación (recusal) · ca recusació (recusal) · cmn 迴避 /回避 (recusal) · it ricusazione (recusal) · kk бас тарту (recusal)