recant in the PONS Dictionary

recant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to recant one's faith/belief
отричам се от вярата/убежденията си
recant [or retract] one's testimony
отричам се от показанията си

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Later that day she returned to the police station with her sister and a friend and recanted the story.
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The other accused also recanted for the time.
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Twice he was given the chance to recant, but twice refused.
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However, one bishop later recanted on his deathbed, and a new investigation was opened in 1991.
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All but two of the men recanted their faith.
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All three boys subsequently recanted their statements claiming coercion.
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However, he recanted all these confessions later, through his attorney.
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He would later recant the confession and proclaim his innocence.
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Forced to recant, and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
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They were threatened with death if they recanted their testimony.
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