Je recuse

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/7/2010 10:59 AM, Ronald Butters wrote:

>3. I wrote back that, well, no,  "recuse" and "excuse" are not
>synonymous. When one recuses oneself, one "withdraws" (from
>participation) (because one has a potential conflict). In contrast,
>when one excuses oneself, one merely indicates intent to depart (for
>whatever reason--although, of course, one may offer an "excuse").

But, apparently, one cannot offer a "recuse".

Joel

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