v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' kyüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: 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 \ - ' kyü-z ə l \ noun