- retraction
- noun Date: 14th century 1. an act of recanting; specifically a statement made by one retracting 2. an act of retracting ; the state of being retracted 3. the ability to retract
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rétraction — [ retraksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1515; « action de se retirer » fin XIVe; lat. retractio 1 ♦ Acte par lequel certains animaux, certains organes, en présence de situations ou d excitations déterminées, se contractent et se déforment de façon à occuper le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
retraction — re·trac·tion /ri trak shən/ n: an act of taking back or withdrawing retraction of a confession her retraction of the defamatory statement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Retraction — Re*trac tion (r[ e]*tr[=a]k sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]traction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.] 1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat s claws. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retraction — (v. lat.), 1) das Zurückziehen; 2) das Zusammenziehen der Nerven … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Retraction — Retraction, lat. deutsch, Zurückziehung; die Zusammenziehung der Nerven … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
retraction — (n.) late 14c., from L. retractionem (nom. retractio), from pp. stem of retractare revoke, cancel, from re back + tractere draw violently, frequentative of trahere to draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)). Originally the title of a book by St.… … Etymology dictionary
retraction — [ri trak′shən] n. [ME retraccion < LL retractio] 1. a retracting or being retracted; specif., a) withdrawal, as of a statement, promise, charge, etc. b) a drawing or being drawn back or in 2. power of retracting … English World dictionary
Retraction — A retraction is a public statement, either in print, or by verbal statement that is made to correct a previously made statement that was incorrect, invalid, or in error. The intent of a public retraction is to correct any incorrect… … Wikipedia
retraction — retract re‧tract [rɪˈtrækt] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if a company retracts bonds, shares etc, it takes them off the market by buying them back from investors; = RETIRE: • It will use its credit line to retract C$53.3 million in preferred… … Financial and business terms
retraction — UK [rɪˈtrækʃ(ə)n] / US [rɪˈtrækʃən] noun Word forms retraction : singular retraction plural retractions a) [countable] a statement in which you say that something that you previously said or wrote is not true Did you demand a full retraction? b)… … English dictionary
rétraction — (ré tra ksion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme d histoire naturelle. État d une partie rétractile, d une partie retirée, rentrée en dedans. • Une substance qui se dilate par la chaleur, éprouve en se refroidissant une contraction … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
