每日一词【744】recuse：鉴于利益冲突

今天我们要学的词是recuse。 Recuse指鉴于利益冲突，法官自行回避案件审理。美国联邦最高法院星期一做出裁定，"Judges should recuse themselves from cases in which a party contributed significantly to their campaigns," 如果案件一方曾出大钱，协助法官当选的话，这个法官就应该自觉回避案件的审理。
在联邦最高法院受理的案件中，"A West Virginia judge refused to recuse himself from a case in which the defendant¹ was a major campaign donor," 西维吉尼亚州的一个法官拒绝回避一起案件的审理，而这起案件的被告曾是他竞选的主要捐赠人。好的，今天我们学习的词是recuse...

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n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。