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disqualify vs recuse

recuse vs disqualify

disqualify and recuse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disqualify No No Yes No
recuse No No Yes No
As verbs, recuse is a hyponym of disqualify; that is, recuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disqualify:
  • disqualify: declare unfit
  • recuse: disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
Other hyponyms of disqualify include disbar.
disqualify (verb) recuse (verb)
make unfit or unsuitable challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
declare unfit disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
Difference between disqualify and recuse

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