recuse

Meanings

• Verb

  Withdraw or exclude oneself from (a position, responsibility, or involvement) because of conflict of interest or other reasons.

  - "The judge recused himself from the case due to a conflict of interest."
  - "The company director recused herself from the vote on her husband's proposal."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɹɪˈkjuːz/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with recuse
refuse , muse , choose , cruise , abuse , lose , snooze , and other words ending with -use.

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Variants

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recusal , recusals , recuse , recused , recuses , recusing

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Forms

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recused (past tense), recusing (present participle)

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Etymology

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From Latin 'recusare,' meaning 'to refuse,' 'to reject.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'recuse' is derived from the Latin word 'recusare,' which means 'to refuse.'

2. In the movie 'The Godfather,' Vito Corleone recuses himself from his son Michael's business affairs, but later changes his mind and becomes deeply involved.

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Related Concepts

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1. conflict of interest: A situation in which an individual or organization has competing interests, making it difficult to remain impartial.

2. disqualification: The act of preventing someone from participating in an activity or holding a position due to a perceived conflict of interest or other reasons.

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Culture

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In literature, 'recuse' has been used to describe characters who remove themselves from a situation due to moral or ethical dilemmas, such as in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' or Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart.'

How to Memorize "recuse"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a judge sitting at a bench, removing himself from a case by stepping down and leaving the courtroom.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'refuse' or 'reject,' as in 'I recuse myself from this decision because I cannot be impartial.'

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'RISK' to remember the meaning: Recuse means 'Remove Involvement from Situation or Knowledge.'

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