Main Entry: re·cuse

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈkyüz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): re·cused; re·cus·ing

Etymology: Middle English, to refuse, reject, from Anglo-French recuser, from Latin recusare

Date: 1949

: to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case; broadly : to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest

— re·cus·al \-ˈkyü-zəl\ noun