Je recuse

[Jocelyn Limpert]

Recuse does not mean exclude. It is to challenge someone as disqualified,
especially because of interest or bias, or to withdraw oneself so as to
avoid the appearance of bias.

jl

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 5:21 AM, Ronald Butters <ronbutters at aol.com> wrote:

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> And a good thing, too, cuz it is wrong. "Recuse" means "exlude," not
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> From: Wilson Gray
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> Nobody never explained it to me that way, before! ;-)
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> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Jonathan Lighter  wrote:
> > 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.
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