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recantation

 
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n. (rē`kăn*tā"shŬn)

The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.

The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a public recantation.
Bp. Stillingfleet.
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noun

    A formal statement of disavowal: abjuration, palinode, retractation, retraction, withdrawal. See accept/reject.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  Synonyms: retraction, abjuration

 
 
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retractation
Djilas, Milovan (Quotes By)
Year 1633 (in Science & Technology)

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