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recusal

/ɹɪˈkjuːzəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
re-cusal
IPA
/ɹɪˈkjuːzəl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English recuse Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English recusal From recuse + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

recusals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

recuse recusant recusancy

Synonyms

inhibition recusation

Rhymes With

refusal perusal musil kruzel neuzil

Questions

How do you pronounce recusal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkjuːzəl/.
What does recusal mean?
An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
Where does recusal come from?
Etymology tree English recuse Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English recusal From recuse + -al.

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