What is the act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone called?
recusation — (Old Law) The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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