RETRACTION Definition & Meaning

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retraction

[ ri-trak-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of retracting retract or the state of being retracted. retract.
withdrawal of a promise, statement, opinion, etc.:
His retraction of the libel came too late.
retractile power.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of retraction¹

1350–1400; Middle English retraccioun < Latin ��ٰ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ٰ��پ�ō ), equivalent to Latin retract ( us ) ( retract ¹ ) + -��ō��- -ion

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After the retraction she was tried and convicted of causing public mischief and given a suspended four-month sentence.

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He said the company is still investigating and will send a retraction as soon as they determine which voters received the messages in error.

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The CDC even ordered mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals.

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But Young said the network fell short of a full retraction of the story.

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His open letter criticizes the publisher’s editorial processes as well as the investigation, and calls the retractions “unfair and disproportionate.”

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What is a retraction?

Retraction is the withdrawal of a statement or promise, such as in a news story. When a news outlet gets facts wrong in a story, they publish a retraction that states what facts were wrong and what the correct facts are.

In general, retraction is the act of pulling something back, such as the retraction of a payment (taking the payment back).

Example: If this turns out to be true, we’ll have to issue a retraction about last week’s issue.

Where does retraction come from?

The first records of the term retraction come from around 1350. It ultimately comes from the Latin ��ٰ��پ�ōn. It combines the term retract, meaning “to draw back,” with the suffix –ion, which creates nouns from verbs, like legion and opinion.

The main use of retraction defines a physical or digital retraction written with the intent of correcting misinformation in a previous work coming from the same source as the work it references.

Retraction can also describe the act of physically pulling something in toward oneself or reeling in a line, but it’s not very common outside of science and medicine.

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nonretraction (noun)

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redaction

How is retraction used in real life?

Retraction is usually used to refer to correcting something incorrect or false.

Any retraction in the news should have to be in the same space as the original headline, not in the bottom corner.

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah)

I'd like to make an official retraction! has not been officially renewed for a 10th season yet. I got wrapped up in all the excitement and misspoke in a live interview. It happens, I'm human. I apologize for any misleading information. But fingers crossed!!!!!! Mahalo:)

— Michelle Borth (@michelleborth)

RETRACTION! For live tweeting, the hashtag is ! I'm so embarrassed of my earlier mistake

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)

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Is retraction used correctly in the following sentence?

A tortoise’s retraction of its head into its shell is a defense mechanism.

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