Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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recuse | No | No | Yes | No |
recusant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
recuse (noun) | recusant (noun) |
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someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct |
recuse (adjective) | recusant (adjective) |
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refusing to submit to authority | |
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England |
recuse (verb) | recusant (verb) |
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challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | |
disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case |