retraction
noun
- a retracting or being retracted; specif.,
- withdrawal, as of a statement, promise, charge, etc.
- a drawing or being drawn back or in
- power of retracting
See retraction in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĭ-trăkˈshən)
noun- The act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
a. The act of recanting or disavowing a previously held statement or belief.
b. A formal statement of disavowal.
c. Something recanted or disavowed.
- The power of drawing back or of being drawn back.
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