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recusation

DEFINITIONS OF: recusation

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n (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
Type of:
disqualification
the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified

n (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties

Type of:
objection
(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
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