[rɪˈkjuːz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- challenge (a judge, prosecutor, or juror) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality
(e.g: he was recused when he referred to the corporation as ‘a bunch of villains’)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘reject’, specifically ‘object to a judge as prejudiced’): from Latin recusare ‘to refuse’, from re- (expressing opposition) + causa ‘a cause’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century