n. An act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
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n. (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
Word Usage
"However, while it notes the role of Gandalf as counsel, it forgets to mention his recusal from the deliberations in this case."