American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Retraction

RETRAC’TION, n. [from retract.]

1. The act of withdrawing something advanced, or changing something done.

2. Recantation; disavowal of the truth of what has been said; declaration of change of opinion.

3. Act of withdrawing a claim.

Other men’s insatiable desire of revenge, hath beguiled church and state of the benefit of my retractions or concessions.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Retraction," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 16, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SS2TS66TPC5G6B.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Retraction." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 16 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SS2TS66TPC5G6B.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Retraction' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 16 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SS2TS66TPC5G6B.