recuse

verbs

disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case

recuse

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

domain category

the collection of rules imposed by authority

"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

is a type of (narrower)

declare unfit

"She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"

challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law

recuse

is derived from

domain category

the collection of rules imposed by authority

"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

is a type of (narrower)

refuse to accept or acknowledge

"I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"