RECUSE
Scrabble letter values: R1E1C3U1S1E1 = 8
Definition
- verb disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case.
- verb challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law.
Examples
- “The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest.”
- “The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.”