recantation

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

retraction abjuration retreat departure withdrawal resignation rejection refusal recall contradiction cancellation abolition reversal denial abandonment

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disclaimer disavowal

withdrawal climb-down backdown

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He was forced to make a public recantation and was burned in effigy at the Church of St Nicholas as a sign of his abjuration. Source: Internet

A recantation would restore his stature as someone who had successfully confounded the enemy. Source: Internet

In light of Vernon’s recantation, the state withdrew their case. Source: Internet

Once back in France, he published his own account of the proceedings in Rome, retracting his recantation. Source: Internet

His last recantation was issued on 18 March. Source: Internet

Inside the CIA, there was sharp division on his recantation. Source: Internet

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