Abjuration (Noun)
Meaning
A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's latest statement was an abjuration of her previous claims about the scandal, leaving many to question her credibility.
- The company's retraction of the defective product was a costly abjuration of their earlier assurance of its quality.
- The prosecution's key witness recanted her testimony, rendering the entire case an abjuration of the original evidence presented.
- After further review, the researchers were forced to make an abjuration of their initial findings, citing flawed methodology and data.
- The historian's revised biography was seen as an abjuration of his earlier portrayal of the historical figure, which had been widely criticized as inaccurate.