Synonyms for recusal
re·cusal

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1. recusation, recusalnoun

   (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

   Synonyms:
   recusation

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1. • Disqualification
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1. List of paraphrases for "recusal":

   disqualification, challenge

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1. Jeff Sessions:

   The best answer for me is that I should not announce that. Recusals are not made public, but internally binding, i can assure you I have not violated my recusal.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   Sen. Leahy, I am honoring the recusal in every case, in every matter that comes before the Department of Justice. I have honored that, and will continue to honor that.

3. Tom Fitton:

   If a spouse has a substantial interest in the outcome of a proceeding, then a judge should consider recusal, that is a question Judge Cooper will have to ask himself.

4. Steven Lubet:

   The redaction of his single largest investment in common stock makes it impossible to know if he’s complying with his recusal obligations, if the stock ownership isn’t disclosed, there’s no way to know.

5. Donald Trump:

   I think what the president is doing is expressing frustration that Attorney General Sessions should have shared these reasons for recusal before Attorney General Sessions took the job, not afterward. If I were the president and I picked someone to be the country’s chief law enforcement officers and they told me later, ‘ oh by the way I ’m not going to be able to participate on the most important case in the office, ’ I would be frustrated too.