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Recuse vs Prohibit - What's the difference?

recuse | prohibit |

As verbs the difference between recuse and prohibit

is that recuse is while prohibit is to forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

recuse

English

Verb

(recus)
  • To refuse or reject (a judge ); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act.
  • The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest.
  • (of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act.
  • The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.

    Anagrams

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    prohibit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited , yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}

    Synonyms

    * forbid * disallow * ban * See also

    Antonyms

    * allow * authorize

    See also

    * interdict * debar * prevent * hinder