Debar vs Recuse - What's the difference?
debar | recuse |
To exclude or shut out; to bar.
(US, legal) To prohibit a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with an application for approval of a new drug from participating in future applications.
To refuse or reject (a judge ); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act.
(of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act.
As verbs the difference between debar and recuse
is that debar is to exclude or shut out; to bar while recuse is to refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act.As a proper noun Debar
is a city in the west of the Republic of Macedonia.debar
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(debarr)Usage notes
* Not to be confused with (disbar).Derived terms
* debarmentAnagrams
*recuse
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(recus)- The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest.
- The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.