recant
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
recantation
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a word derived from
recant.
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors had opposed Franklin’s petition, arguing that the recantation by the witness wasn’t credible.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Also according to the department, Tyson claimed to have two recorded interviews with Mrs. Bryant but provided authorities with only one, which included no recantation.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
In later years Rushdie called this recantation the “biggest mistake of my life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
The judge renders the expert’s recantation meaningless, so Charles McCrory, an innocent man, remains in prison.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2022
At this point, Tate and his investigators had little interest in Myers's recantation.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
