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 December 6, 2023, 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. 6 Dec. 2023. 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 6 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SS2TS66TPC5G6B.