Recantation - English meaning

noun

A formal or public statement that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving

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She was forced to make an abjuration of her catholic faith., her abjuration of her belief in indepe…

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The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.

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The execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism

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The act of giving up your religious or political beliefs and leaving a religion or a political party

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In those days apostasy was punishable by death.

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The action of denying something.

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She shook her head in denial

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A statement that something is not true

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His statement is not a denial., planning staff recommended denial of the project., he claims he’s n…

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A statement that something is not true or does not exist

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Issue a denial the ceo issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign., [ + that ] offic…

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The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation.

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His disavowal of his previous writings

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The action of saying that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something

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Despite his repeated disavowals, he seems ambitious for power., not everyone is convinced by the gr…

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The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

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The life of the spirit required renunciation of marriage

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Rejection of a proposal or idea.

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The repudiation of reformist policies

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A reconsideration or re-examination of something previously discussed. usually in plural.

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The action or an act of withdrawing a statement, accusation, etc., which is now admitted to be erroneous or unjustified; = "retraction". chiefly formal in later use.

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The action of drawing something back or back in.

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Prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction

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A statement in which you admit that something you said or wrote previously was wrong

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He demanded an immediate retraction and apology., the lawyers say the family may seek a retraction …

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The action of withdrawing something.

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The withdrawal of legal aid

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An act of taking something back, removing something, or moving something back

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[ c ] a troop withdrawal, [ c ] he had made several large withdrawals from his bank account (= he h…

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The act of taking money out of an account, or the amount of money taken

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The savings account only allows you to make three withdrawals a year., there's a cash withdrawal li…