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Dec 17, 2025 · retraction (countable and uncountable, plural retractions) An act or instance of retracting. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and ...

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A retraction is a public statement made about an earlier statement that withdraws, cancels, refutes, diametrically reverses the original statement or ceases and desists from publishing the original statement.