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Meaning
Verb
●
In Law:
To
reject
or
repudiate
(an
authority
, a person, a
court
judgment
, etc.).
Of a
judge
,
juror
, or
prosecutor
: to
declare
(oneself) unable to
participate
in a
court case
due to an
actual
or potential
conflict of interest
or
lack
of impartiality.
●
In American English, Canadian English & Law:
To
reject
or
repudiate
(an
authority
, a person, a
court
judgment
, etc.).
To
object
to (a
judge
,
juror
, or
prosecutor
)
participating
in a
court case
due to an
actual
or potential
conflict of interest
or
lack
of impartiality.
●
To
reject
or
repudiate
(an
authority
, a person, a
court
judgment
, etc.).
●
To
refuse
(to do something).
●
To
dismiss
(an appeal).
●
In Law:
Of a
judge
,
juror
, or
prosecutor
: to
declare
oneself
disqualified
from
trying
a
court case
due to an
actual
or potential
conflict of interest
or
lack
of impartiality.
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Acquit
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Indict
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Withdraw
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Appoint
Detach
Abdicate
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Testify
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Disengage
Remove
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Extradite
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Distant
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Dissociate
Divorce
Distance
Blind
Unburden
Debrief
Unshackle
Derogate
Humble
Steel
Free
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