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Webster 1913 Edition
Recusation
Recˊu-sa′tion
(r?kˊ?-z?′sh?n)
, Noun.
[L.
recusatio
: cf. F. récusation
.] 1.
Refusal.
[Obs.]
2.
(Old Law)
The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recusation
RECUSA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Refusal.2.
In law, the act of refusing a judge, or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. [This practice is now obsolete.]Definition 2024
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See also: récusation
English
Noun
recusation (plural recusations)
- (obsolete) refusal
- (law) The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)
Translations
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