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Recuse vs Withdraw - What's the difference?

recuse | withdraw |

In transitive terms the difference between recuse and withdraw

is that recuse is to refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act while withdraw is to extract (money from an account).

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.

    Related terms

    * recusal * recusant * recusancy

    Anagrams

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    withdraw

    English

    Verb

  • To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
  • * Hooker
    • Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything.
  • To take back (a comment, etc).
    • to withdraw false charges
  • To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
  • To extract (money from an account).
  • To retreat.
  • To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.
  • * 1994 , (Edward St Aubyn), Bad News , Picador 2006, p. 201:
    • Simon had tried to rob a bank while he was withdrawing , but he had been forced to surrender to the police after they had fired several volleys at him.