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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.
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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.]