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- noun An act of
recusing . To remove oneself from adecision /judgment because of aconflict of interest .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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Examples
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And to do so after Ilya announced his recusal is just unfair.
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However, while it notes the role of Gandalf as counsel, it forgets to mention his recusal from the deliberations in this case.
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Frankly, though, any kind of long-term recusal is overkill in the circumstances.
redding.com Stories 2010
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The only “political” factor in that request was a certain amount of political pressure that brought about Ashcroft’s – patently necessary – recusal from the case.
Think Progress » Kristol: “One or More Indictments in the Next Three Weeks†2005
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The recusal is a significant victory for Chevron, which has argued that the Ecuadorian judicial system is too corrupt to render a fair verdict in the long-running environmental lawsuit.
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* The one exception to my recusal was a two-page column published in the issue of April 6, 1992, when Clinton was a presumed but still undeclared candidate for the presidency.
The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008
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I set up within the State Department what the lawyers call a recusal process, which would take effect automatically when the Senate voted to confirm my nomination.
Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993
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I set up within the State Department what the lawyers call a recusal process, which would take effect automatically when the Senate voted to confirm my nomination.
Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993
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WASHINGTON Reuters - Republican lawmakers blasted the chairman of the U.S. futures regulator on Thursday for his agency's role in the collapse of MF Global and called his recusal from the investigation a way to "avoid the heat."
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WASHINGTON Reuters - Republican lawmakers blasted the chairman of the U.S. futures regulator on Thursday for his agency's role in the collapse of MF Global and called his recusal from the investigation a way to "avoid the heat."
Reuters: Top News 2011
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