Found 2 items, similar to recuse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: recuse recuse v 1: disqualify oneself (as a judge, for example) in a particular case 2: challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
English → English (gcide) Definition: recuse recuse \re*cuse"\ (r?*k?z"), v. t. [F. r['e]cuser, or L. recusare. See Recusant.] (Law) To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster] recuse \re*cuse"\ (r?*k?z"), v. i. To withdraw oneself from serving as a judge or other decision-maker in order to avoid a real or apparent conflict of interest; -- often used with the reflexive; as, the judge recused himself due to a financial interest in the matter. [PJC]