recusation
(noun) (law) an objection grounded on the judge’s relationship to one of the parties
recusation, recusal
(noun) (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recusation (countable and uncountable, plural recusations)
(obsolete) refusal
(legal) The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.
• Carnoustie, cautioners, nectarious, noctuaries, reauctions
Source: Wiktionary
Re`cu*sa"tion (rk`*z"shn), n. Etym: [L. recusatio: cf. F. récusation.]
1. Refusal. [Obs.]
2. (Old Law)
Definition: The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2024
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
