recantation

recantation
n
1. retraction, palinode, withdrawal, recall, revocation, repeal, reversal; rescinding, re-scindment, rescission, abrogation, annulment, nullification, disannulment, voidance, avoidance, Law. defeasance; countermand, counterorder, overruling, overriding; veto, negation.
2. disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disownment, disowning, denial; renouncement, renunciation, relinquishment, repudiation, abjuration, forswearing, abnegation; unsaying, going back on one's word, Cards. renege; tergiversation, apostasy, defection.

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  • Recantation — Re can*ta tion (r[=e] k[a^]n*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. [1913 Webster] The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recantation — index abjuration, abolition, bad faith, cancellation, countermand, denial, disclaimer, negation, rejection …   Law dictionary

  • Recantation — The verb recant , and its derivative noun recantation, can mean: * To formally abandon a belief or a particular statement of belief, generally under order from an ecclesiastical authority (often a synod or ecumenical council, or, in the Roman… …   Wikipedia

  • recantation — recant ► VERB ▪ renounce a former opinion or belief. DERIVATIVES recantation noun. ORIGIN Latin recantare revoke , from cantare sing, chant …   English terms dictionary

  • recantation — noun see recant …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • recantation — See recant. * * * …   Universalium

  • recantation — noun the act of recanting or something recanted …   Wiktionary

  • recantation — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, cession, chucking, chucking out, contempt,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • recantation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A formal statement of disavowal: abjuration, palinode, retractation, retraction, withdrawal. See ACCEPT …   English dictionary for students

  • recantation — re·can·ta·tion || ‚rɪːkæn teɪʃn n. act of giving up, renouncement; denial, disavowal, retraction …   English contemporary dictionary

  • recantation — n. Retraction, revocation, recall, abjuration …   New dictionary of synonyms

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