English dictionary

recantation

/,r/i/k/&/n't/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

noun.communication

Synonyms abjuration retraction

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.

noun

Source: webster1913