Retractation vs. Retraction

Retractationnoun

retraction (of something previously said)

Retractationnoun

The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.

Retractionnoun

An act or instance of retracting.

Retractionnoun

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.

Retractionnoun

(mathematics) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

Retractionnoun

The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.

Retractionnoun

The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation.

Retractionnoun

The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew.

Retractionnoun

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Retractionnoun

the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back;