English verb: recuse | |||
1. | recuse (communication) disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disqualify | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | recuse (cognition) challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reject | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||