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Recusal vs Refusal - What's the difference?

recusal | refusal |

As nouns the difference between recusal and refusal

is that recusal is an act of recusing to remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest while refusal is the act of refusing.

recusal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.

    • Related terms

    * recuse * recusant * recusancy

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    refusal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of refusing.
  • (civil engineering) Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of refusing) repudiation, abnegation, declination

    Derived terms

    * right of first refusal

    Related terms

    * refuse

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