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retraction
noun
[ rɪˈtrakʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of drawing something back or back in.
• "prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction"
• a withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking.
• "he issued a retraction of his allegations"