recuse

verb

challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law

disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case

Roots

rere- · Latin · back, against causacuse- · Latin · cause, legal case

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Where does recuse come from?

The word recuse breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back, against”); and cuse, from Latin causa (“cause, legal case”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.