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The disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest
Answer for the clue "The disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest ", 7 letters:
recusal
Alternative clues for the word recusal
- Judicial self-disqualification
- Potential result of a conflict of interest
- A judge can be recused by objections of either party or they can disqualify themselves
- Judicial disqualification
- Judicial decision?
- Disqualification, of a sort
- Result of a judicial conflict of interest
- Judge's voluntary removal from a case
Word definitions for recusal in dictionaries
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. (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 [syn: recusation ]
Usage examples of recusal.
He had signed a second recusal agreement when he took office, this one banning him from involvement in decisions about a coal-bed methane project in Wyoming and Montana, which was being promoted by six former clients.
Several months after Griles signed his recusal agreement, he wrote a memo to Linda Fisher, EPA deputy administrator, demanding that she overrule her Denver employees.
Shell and Chevron, in light of the formal recusal he had signed banning him from any dealings with those companies, Griles told them that he had listed these companies erroneously on his recusal form.
On August 5, 2001, three days after signing his recusal letter, Griles brought a reassuring message to a gathering of the West Virginia Coal Association, an audience that included his former clients.