a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
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the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
<noun.act> the retraction of the landing gear retraction of the foreskin
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.
2. The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation.
Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all my either retractions or concessions. --Eikon Basilike.
3. (Physiol.) (a) The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew. (b) The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body.
If no retraction or reply is offered, an individual could sue.
A public retraction followed but ministers sweated out the possibility that Hess might be a witness. Douglas-Hamilton has successfully dealt with some - though not all - of the questions still surrounding this bizarre episode.
An attorney for CBS, Douglas Jacobs in New York, said that when Unelko demanded a retraction, CBS officials asked them to make an official request by letter, but Unelko declined.
Mr. Lee began legal proceedings Thursday in Singapore after the Hong Kong-based weekly refused to meet his deadline for issuing a retraction and apology for an article his lawyers said defamed him.
The consumer group urged the FDA to order the company to send a letter of retraction to all doctors who received the advertisement.
The prime minister's lawyers, Lee & Lee, wrote the Review last Saturday, demanding a retraction, an apology and unspecified damages for the article.
He came away without a correction or retraction.
"That was not what the president meant to say," came a retraction immediately after the interview.
The currency has risen 10 pfennigs since December 18, and a retraction was to be expected as dealers took profits.
The retraction was signed by three researchers and a university administrator who alleged a colleague had withheld data.
An outraged Levi demanded a retraction and an apology.
The state courts cited Chrisman's failure to request a correction or retraction, a requirement under state libel law, and the legal protection given to fair and accurate reports of governmental proceedings.
But after publication, the report was denied by the Malaysian government, and the Review published a full retraction and apology in its June 4 edition.
The consumer-led expansion since 1982 didn't refloat agriculture, and, most economists say, a consumer-led retraction wouldn't scuttle it.
Catholic leaders threatened the priests and nuns who signed the statement with dismissal if they didn't recant their statements. All agreed except for Hussey and Ferraro, whom the church repeatedly asked for a retraction.