The judge has disposed himself from the case because of his prior association with the company. Option 1: recanted Option 2: recused Option 3: refrained Option 4: recouped

Answer: recused. Solution: Clue: A judge withdrawing from a case due to prior association = a classic legal scenario. Answer: Option 2 - recused (formal verb for a judge withdrawing due to conflict of interest)., Word, Meaning, Fit?, Recanted, withdrew a STATEMENT, wrong context, Recused, withdrew from a case (conflict), CORRECT, Refrained, held back from an action, needs 'from doing X', Recouped, recovered (esp. money), wrong context, Trap: All four start with 're-'. This tests vocabulary precision, not pattern matching. Only 'recused' carries the specific legal meaning.

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The judge has disposed himself from the case because of his prior association with the company.

recanted

recused

refrained

recouped

✅ Correct Option: 2

Clue: A judge withdrawing from a case due to prior association = a classic legal scenario.

Answer: Option 2 - recused (formal verb for a judge withdrawing due to conflict of interest).

Word	Meaning	Fit?
Recanted	withdrew a STATEMENT	wrong context
Recused	withdrew from a case (conflict)	CORRECT
Refrained	held back from an action	needs 'from doing X'
Recouped	recovered (esp. money)	wrong context

Trap: All four start with 're-'. This tests vocabulary precision, not pattern matching. Only 'recused' carries the specific legal meaning.

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