Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recusation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-cu-sa-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…]permit a man to refuse a judge, if he himself is of opinion he has any cause, without assigning what that cause is, is therefore in general very silent about what sort of consanguinity is, or is not, a good ground for recusation"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recusatio, recusationis. Compare French récusation.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: recusatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

recusations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

recuse

Synonyms

recusal

Questions

What does recusation mean?: The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice.
Where does recusation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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