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
the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin" a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
A withdrawal of an earlier assertion, particularly one that is made in a public forum, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error
The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation
In libel law, a statement published or broadcast that attempts to retract or correct previously published or broadcast libelous matter A timely retraction will usually mitigate damages, and in some states that have retraction laws, plaintiffs must seek a retraction before beginning a lawsuit or they lose the opportunity to collect anything but special damages
Pertaining to desired posteriorly directed, orthodontic or orthopedic displacements of teeth or of bones of the face
The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew
an abnormal pulling down of the lower lid or pulling up of the upper lid retrobulbar - behind the eyeball rhytids - wrinkles ROOF - retro-orbicularis oculi fat; thick fat pad just under and below the eyebrow
{i} act of taking back; withdrawal, annulment; act of pulling back, act of drawing back
The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws
A cancellation of a bid by the submitting bidder When placing a bid, you are entering into a binding and enforceable contract with the seller to conclude a transaction guyla com does nor allow the retraction of a bid