recusal

IPA: rɪkjˈuzʌɫ

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

Examples of "recusal" in Sentences

And to do so after Ilya announced his recusal is just unfair.
Frankly, though, any kind of long-term recusal is overkill in the circumstances.
However, while it notes the role of Gandalf as counsel, it forgets to mention his recusal from the deliberations in this case.
The only “political” factor in that request was a certain amount of political pressure that brought about Ashcroft’s – patently necessary – recusal from the case.
I set up within the State Department what the lawyers call a recusal process, which would take effect automatically when the Senate voted to confirm my nomination.
* The one exception to my recusal was a two-page column published in the issue of April 6, 1992, when Clinton was a presumed but still undeclared candidate for the presidency.
The recusal is a significant victory for Chevron, which has argued that the Ecuadorian judicial system is too corrupt to render a fair verdict in the long-running environmental lawsuit.
WASHINGTON Reuters - Republican lawmakers blasted the chairman of the U.S. futures regulator on Thursday for his agency's role in the collapse of MF Global and called his recusal from the investigation a way to "avoid the heat."