1. (law) disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
   "The judge recused herself due to a conflict of interest"
    
2. (law) challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
   "The defendant's lawyer moved to recuse the judge due to a conflict of interest"

Derived forms: recused, recuses, recusing

Type of: disqualify, reject

Encyclopedia: Recuse