Etymology

retraxit

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Today it means: A dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit. Full definition →

Latin retraxit
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  1. Latin · derived fromretraxit“[he] has withdrawn”
  2. English todayretraxit

From Latin retraxit (“[he] has withdrawn”), inflection of retraho (“[I] withdraw”).

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