1. past tense of recuse: to remove oneself from participation in a decision or proceeding due to a conflict of interest or bias
Usage: legal

Examples

• The judge recused herself from the case because her brother was the defendant’s lawyer.
• The senator recused himself from voting on the bill due to his financial interests in the company.
• She recused herself from the hiring committee when her friend applied for the position.
• The board member recused himself from discussions about the contract with his former employer.
• The prosecutor recused herself because she had previously represented one of the witnesses.
• He recused himself from the ethics investigation to avoid any appearance of impropriety.