Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of recant
nounrecanting (plural recantings)
plural recantings
- The act of one who recants; a retraction.
Its victim focus and child centeredness, in the program's opinion, accounted for the significant numbers of client disclosures and four offender confessions and very few victim recantings.
1989, John T. Pardeck, Child Abuse and Neglect: Theory, Research, and Practice, page 170
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APA
recanting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recanting
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“recanting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recanting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recanting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recanting.
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