Rec·u·sa·tion n.
 1. Refusal. [Obs.]
 2. Old Law The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality.

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 recusation
      n 1: (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of
           prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be
           recused by objections of either party or judges can
           disqualify themselves [syn: recusal]
      2: (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to
         one of the parties