recusal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English recuse

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English recusal

From recuse + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkjuːzəl/

Noun

recusal (countable and uncountable, plural recusals)

1. An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.

   Synonym: (Philippines) inhibition

Related terms

• recuse
• recusant
• recusancy

Translations

recusation — see recusation

Anagrams

• Clauser, cesural, secular