English noun: recusation | |||
1. | recusation (act) (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves | ||
Synonyms | recusal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disqualification | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | recusation (act) (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties | ||
Broader (hypernym) | objection | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||