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Recant
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recant vt
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: to renounce or withdraw (prior statements or testimony) [surprised the prosecution by ing statements made earlier to the police]
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: to renounce or withdraw prior statements or testimony
re·can·ta·tion [rē-kan-tā-shən]
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Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.