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

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  1. n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.
  2. n. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  3. 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.
  4. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a formerone; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make apublic recantation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
  5. n:100 n a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion