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Retraction - Law Dictionary Search Results

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Retraction

The act of retracting or drawing back the state of being retracted as the retraction of a cats claws...


Retract

To draw back to draw up or shorten as the cat can retract its claws to retract a muscle...


Retractive

Serving to retract of the nature of a retraction...


retraction

retraction : an act of taking back or withdrawing [ of a confession] [her of the defamatory statement] ...


Retractable

Capable of being retracted retractile...


Retractate

To retract to recant...


Retractation

The act of retracting what has been said recantation...


Retractible

Retractable...


evidentiary harpoon

evidentiary harpoon [from the comparison of such evidence to a harpoon, which can be retracted after it has injured its target] : evidence consisting esp. of a police officer's statement that is improper and is knowingly offered by the prosecution to prejudice the defendant in the eyes of the jury ...


Centerboard

A retractable or sliding keel used on sailboats formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water tight case amidships when in shallow water or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent drifting to leeward when the vessel is beating to windward It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States...


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