Je recuse.

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah, but it's got to be like the same thing as "excused himself," right? I
mean it's obvious. Judges excuse themselves but we call it recuse
themselves. Because it's court.  It's like more official.

JL

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > CNN reports that Dr. William Petit _"recused himself" from the courtroom_
> > rather than
> > endure the most graphic testimony in the trial of Steven Hayes.
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> Would that there were a way to keep legal jargon out of the mouths of
> those familiar with it only from  TV cop-operas.
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