tự rút
Definition
- Verb:
- To recuse oneself: To voluntarily withdraw from a legal case, official proceeding, or decision-making role due to a potential conflict of interest, bias, or lack of impartiality. This is a formal legal and administrative term.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thẩm phán quyết định tự rút khỏi vụ án. (The judge decided to recuse herself from the case.)
- Vì có liên quan đến bị cáo, ông ấy đã tự rút. (Because he was related to the defendant, he recused himself.)
- Ủy viên hội đồng nên tự rút khi có xung đột lợi ích. (The board member should recuse himself when there is a conflict of interest.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in formal, legal, governmental, or organizational contexts where official impartiality is required.
Variants and Related Words
- Tự rút lui (v): A slightly more general phrase meaning to voluntarily withdraw or step down from a position or situation, not strictly limited to legal contexts.
- Ông ấy tự rút lui khỏi cuộc thi. (He voluntarily withdrew from the competition.)
Synonyms
- To recuse (oneself): The direct equivalent in legal English.
- To disqualify oneself: To declare oneself unfit to participate.
- To step aside: To withdraw from a role, often to avoid bias.
Related Idioms
- While "tự rút" itself is a formal term and not typically part of idioms, the concept relates to the principle of avoiding impropriety. A related Vietnamese expression is "né tránh trách nhiệm" (to shirk responsibility), though this has a negative connotation unlike the neutral/procedural "tự rút".