noun.
An act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
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noun.
(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
"And to do so after Ilya announced his recusal is just unfair."