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What does recuse mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word recuse? Here's what it means.

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  1. (transitive) To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act.
  2. (intransitive, of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act.
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We are always sensitive to judges who may have expressed a bias in one form or another and then refused to recuse themselves when challenged.
Many times we take it upon ourselves to recuse ourselves if we have a private interest in an issue.
I think that we should recuse ourselves when we have those conflicts of interest.
A judge of the Dispute Tribunal who has, or appears to have, a conflict of interest shall recuse himself or herself from the case.
He certainly did not have to recuse himself because there was no need to recuse himself.
For this reason, a judge who has a conflict of interest is expected to recuse him or herself.

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