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recantation

UK
/ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən/

Translations

recantationnoun
recantations
pl
UK
/ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən/
rétractationRenonciation ou retrait formel d’une déclaration, d’un témoignage ou d’une affirmation.
The witness submitted a written recantation to the court.
Le témoin a remis une rétractation écrite au tribunal.
Additional translations
abjurationS’emploie surtout pour le reniement formel d’une croyance, d’une foi ou d’une conviction.
Synonyms
retraction
withdrawal
disavowal
repudiation
abjuration

Definitions

recantationnoun
The act of withdrawing or renouncing a statement or belief, especially formally or publicly.
The scientist's recantation of his earlier theory surprised the academic community.
A formal statement in which a previous assertion is withdrawn or renounced.
The witness submitted a written recantation to the court.
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