Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun recusation

2 senses of recusation

Sense 1
recusation, recusal -- ((law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves)
       => disqualification -- (the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified)

Sense 2
recusation -- ((law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties)
       => objection -- ((law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality)