recuseverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈkjuːz//rɪˈkjuːz/mainly US specializedto say that a judge or a member of a jury should not be involved in a trial because they have a special interest in its final result:
He will have to recuse himself from that hearing.
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Judges & juries
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