the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, esp. due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice
Word origin
[1955–60; recuse + -al2]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, opioid-al is a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin. Otherwords that use the affix -al include: denial, refusal
Examples of 'recusal' in a sentence
recusal
But his remarks in one case did cause lawyers to seek his recusal.
Houston Chronicle (2008)
The transcript of the hearing of the recusal application is extraordinary.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The appearance of bias as a result of a pre-determination or prejudgment was a recognised ground of recusal.