"recusal" meaning in English

See recusal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈkjuːzəl/ Forms: recusals [plural]
Etymology: From recuse + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|recuse|al}} recuse + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} recusal (countable and uncountable, plural recusals)
  1. An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: inhibition [Philippines] Related terms: recuse, recusant, recusancy

Inflected forms

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