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retraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abjuration, recantation |
| Type of | disavowal, disclaimer |
| Has types | backdown, climb-down, withdrawal |
| Derivation | retract |
Examples of retraction
retraction
Surely if this was false, Dallas would have demanded a retraction or sued, even?
From the guardian.co.uk
Miller said she would have advised Caparelli to post a retraction and an apology.
From the washingtonpost.com
You have made a personal attack and you need to make a retraction and an apology.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The retraction and notice do not disclose whether a specific person was at fault.
From the boston.com
But it has now published a complete retraction of its claim in a lengthy apology.
From the guardian.co.uk
I have blocked the editor indefinitely, pending a clear retraction of the threat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She demanded an immediate retraction and apology amid threats of legal action.
From the smh.com.au
My retraction was saying that I misjudged how to go about explaining these things.
From the newscientist.com
We'll keep you posted on whether Sky repeats the claims or makes a retraction.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
- (retract) abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
- (retract) shrink back: pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- (retract) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- (retract) draw in: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
- A retraction is a public statement, by the author of an earlier statement, that withdraws, cancels, refutes, or diametrically reverses the original statement. ...
- Retraction is the anatomical term of motion for posterior movement of the arms at the shoulders
- (Retract) In topology, a retraction, as the name suggests, "retracts" an entire space into a subspace. A deformation retraction is a map which captures the idea of continuously shrinking a space into a subspace.
