recuse

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Verb

1. 1
   To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).
2. 2
   To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.): Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
3. 3
   To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.): To object to (a judge, juror, or prosecutor) participating in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
4. 4
   To refuse (to do something).
5. 5
   To dismiss (an appeal).
6. 6
   Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare oneself disqualified from trying a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.