RETRACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary The minister will be issuing a written retraction She is seeking a full retraction and apology for the article He made it clear he was not satisfied with the partial retraction
retraction - Wiktionary, the free dictionary retraction (countable and uncountable, plural retractions) An act or instance of retracting A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error
Retraction Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary 2 [noncount] : the act of moving something back into a larger part that usually covers it : the act of retracting something the retraction of the plane's landing gear
retraction | meaning of retraction in Longman Dictionary of . . . • If I don't get a retraction, I am going to take legal action • Crisis never acknowledged my letter or printed a retraction • A retraction would be broadcast when a new series of the programme begins in January • There are resultant phasic convergence and retraction of the eyes
retraction - WordReference. com Dictionary of English re•trac•tion (ri trak′ shən), n the act of retracting or the state of being retracted withdrawal of a promise, statement, opinion, etc : His retraction of the libel came too late retractile power