Recantation
61pal|i|node — «PAL uh nohd», noun. 1. a poem or song, especially an ode, in which the author retracts something said in a former poem. 2. (in Scottish Law) a formal retracting; recantation. ╂[< Latin palinōdia < Greek palinōidíā recantation, retraction… …
62Abjuration — Ab ju*ra tion, n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …
63Oath of abjuration — Abjuration Ab ju*ra tion, n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return. [1913… …
64Renunciation — Re*nun ci*a tion (r? n?n s? ? sh?n or sh? ? sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See {Renounce}.] 1. The act of renouncing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to… …
65Retractation — Re trac*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]tractation, L. retractatio a revision, reconsideration. ] The act of retracting what has been said; recantation. [1913 Webster] …
66Retraction — Re*trac tion (r[ e]*tr[=a]k sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]traction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.] 1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat s claws. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of… …
67recant — verb Etymology: Latin recantare, from re + cantare to sing more at chant Date: 1535 transitive verb 1. to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly ; renounce 2. revoke intransitive verb to make an open confession of… …
68Anita Hill — Anita Faye Hill (born birth date |1956|7|30) is a professor of social policy, law, and women s studies at Brandeis University at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and a former colleague of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence… …
69Anabaptist — Anabaptists (Greek ανα (again, twice) + βαπτιζω (baptize), thus re baptizers [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/anabaptist Anabaptist] at answers.com] ) are Christians of the Radical Reformation. Various groups at various times have been called… …
70Cicero — For other uses, see Cicero (disambiguation). Marcus Tullius Cicero Marcus Cicero Born January 3, 106 BC Arpinum, Italy, Roman Republic Died December 7, 43 BC …
