recusal

As a noun recusal

is an act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.

As a verb withdraw is

to pull (something) back, aside, or away.

As nouns the difference between recusal and abstention

is that recusal is an act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest while abstention is the act of restraining oneself.

As nouns the difference between recluse and recusal

is that recluse is a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit while recusal is an act of recusing. To remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.

As an adjective recluse

is (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.

As a verb recluse

is to shut; to seclude.

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.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and recusal

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while recusal is an act of recusing to remove oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.

Recusal is a see also of reclusion.

As nouns the difference between recusal and reclusion

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