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Meanings of recantation in inglês

português
abjuração
espanhol
abjuración

A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

abjuração
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Examples for "retraction"
Examples for "retraction"
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The legal source who is familiar with the case confirmed the retraction.
Reuters
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Certainly James of Molay's retraction marked a turning point in the trial.
Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
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Significant retraction of maxillary and mandibular incisors was also observed with treatment.
Pubmed
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Alistair would no doubt obtain a retraction of the more egregious charges.
In the shadow of gotham
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It said that Mwangaguhunga refused to publish a retraction and an apology.
Reuters
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The ancient abjuration was retained among protestants; but its spirit had expired.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I
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The republic existed, in fact, from the moment of the abjuration in 1581.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32: 1582-84
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The young preacher was summoned to take the oath of allegiance and abjuration.
A History of the Moravian Church
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The oath of abjuration comes close on the oath of allegiance.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
5
Tecla Georgis renounced his abjuration, and at his death persisted in his errors.
A Voyage to Abyssinia
Usage of recantation in inglês
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Not even the recantation of the offender could annul these appalling sentences.
History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 01
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But for us that journey would be a recantation of our principles.
The Inside Story of the Peace Conference
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Of course, Canidia is not mollified by such a recantation as this.
Horace
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Yet this recantation is more in evidence against than then his original purpose.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
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The bishop then sent him a paper of recantation to sign.
History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners F...
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It was a recantation of my faith, there condemned as erroneous.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal / An Authentic Narrative of...
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If he offends again after recantation, it is felony without benefit of clergy.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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A palinodia, a recantation was necessary to me, and I have achieved it.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 1 of 2)
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Why go to the fire when a recantation will save you from it?
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 2
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The gallery broke into screams, catcalls, hisses and protests against Joan's shameless recantation.
The Summons
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He never retracted his recantation till he found he had made it in vain.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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It's a review, not a recantation of the spec list.
The Guardian
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I demand a recantation of your unfounded charges, and an apology for their utterance.
Eveline Mandeville / Or, The Horse Thief Rival
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Their humiliating return and recantation broke the 'Golden Chain' of Hellenic thought for ever.
The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
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Darwin's recantation is at Volume I., page 459 of the second edition.)
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...
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The Social Revolutionaries should be allowed to prove in deeds the sincerity of their recantation.
Russia in 1919
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português
abjuração
Recantation through the time
Recantation across language varieties
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