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2 retract
ri'trækt(to pull, or be pulled, into the body etc: A cat can retract its claws; A cat's claws can retract.) retraer, encoger- retractable
tr[rɪ'trækt]1 (statement, promise) retractarse de2 (claws) retraer3 (undercarriage) replegar1 (claws) retraerse2 (undercarriage) replegarseretract [ri'trækt] vt1) take back, withdraw: retirar, retractarse de2) : retraer (las garras)retract vi: retractarsev.• desdecir v.(§pres: -digo, -dices...) pret: -dij-pp: -dichofut/c: -dir-•)• desmentir v.• replegar v.• retractar v.• retractarse v.• retraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)rɪ'trækt
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a) \<\<allegation/statement\>\> retirarb) \<\<undercarriage\>\> replegar*, levantar
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via) ( withdraw statement) retractarse, desdecirse*b) \<\<undercarriage\>\> retraerse*, replegarse*[rɪ'trækt]1. VT1) [+ statement] retractar, retirar2) (=draw in) [+ claws] retraer; [+ head] meter; (Tech) [+ undercarriage etc] replegar2. VI1) (=apologize) retractarse, desdecirsehe refuses to retract — se niega a retractarse or desdecirse
2) (=be drawn in) retraerse, meterse; (Tech) replegarse* * *[rɪ'trækt]
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a) \<\<allegation/statement\>\> retirarb) \<\<undercarriage\>\> replegar*, levantar
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via) ( withdraw statement) retractarse, desdecirse*b) \<\<undercarriage\>\> retraerse*, replegarse* -
3 retract
vбрать назад (слова); отрекаться, отказываться (от обещания и т.п.); отменять -
4 retract
[rɪ'trækt]vtpromise, confession cofać (cofnąć perf); claws chować (schować perf); undercarriage wciągać (wciągnąć perf)* * *[ri'trækt](to pull, or be pulled, into the body etc: A cat can retract its claws; A cat's claws can retract.) wciągnąć (się)- retractable -
5 retract
[ri΄trækt] v ներս/հետ քաշել. հետ վերցնել. չեղյալ հայտարարել. ուրանալ. retract a promise խոստումից հրաժարվել -
6 retract a promise
Военный термин: отказаться от обещания, отречься от обещания -
7 retract a promise
menarik kembali atas janjinya -
8 (to) retract
(to) retract /rɪˈtrækt/A v. t.1 ritrattare; ritirare: to retract a statement, ritrattare una dichiarazione; to retract an offer [a promise], ritirare un'offerta [una promessa]2 ritirare; ritrarre: to retract one's hand, ritirare la mano; After taking off, the pilot retracted the undercarriage, dopo il decollo, il pilota ha ritirato il carrello3 (med.) ritirare; divaricareB v. i. -
9 (to) retract
(to) retract /rɪˈtrækt/A v. t.1 ritrattare; ritirare: to retract a statement, ritrattare una dichiarazione; to retract an offer [a promise], ritirare un'offerta [una promessa]2 ritirare; ritrarre: to retract one's hand, ritirare la mano; After taking off, the pilot retracted the undercarriage, dopo il decollo, il pilota ha ritirato il carrello3 (med.) ritirare; divaricareB v. i. -
10 to retract a promise
отказаться / отречься от обещанияEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to retract a promise
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11 cry off
(cancel appointment) disdire; (retract promise) tirarsi indietro* * *(to cancel (an engagement or agreement).) disdire* * *vi + advfam ritirarsi* * *(cancel appointment) disdire; (retract promise) tirarsi indietro -
12 cry
A n1 (shout, call) (of person, bird) cri m ; a great cry went up un grand cri s'est élevé ; to utter a cry pousser un cri ; nobody heard his cries for help personne ne l'a entendu crier au secours ; a cry for help fig un appel à l'aide ; there were cries of ‘shame!’ les gens criaient au scandale ; there have been cries for reprisals on a réclamé des représailles ;2 ( weep) to have a good cry ○ pleurer un bon coup ○ ;4 Hunt ( of hounds) aboiements mpl ; to be in full cry [pack] donner de la voix ; the crowd/press were in full cry against them GB fig la foule/presse s'acharnait contre eux.B vtr1 ( shout) ‘look out!’ he cried ‘attention!’ cria-t-il ;2 ( weep) to cry bitter tears/tears of joy pleurer à chaudes larmes/de joie ; how many tears I have cried over you! combien de larmes j'ai versées à cause de toi!C vi1 ( weep) pleurer (about à cause de) ; to cry for joy pleurer de joie ; don't cry about that! ne pleure pas pour ça! ; he was crying for his mother il réclamait sa mère en pleurant ; to cry with laughter rire aux larmes ; that'll give you something to cry about ○ ! maintenant tu sauras pourquoi tu pleures! ;for crying out loud! mais ce n'est pas vrai, nom de Dieu ○ ! ; it's a far cry from the days when il est loin le temps où ; it's a far cry from the luxury to which they were accustomed on est loin du luxe auquel ils étaient habitués ; this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born cette maisonnette est sans comparaison avec le palais dans lequel elle est née ; to cry one's eyes ou heart out pleurer à chaudes larmes.■ cry down GB:▶ cry down [sth] tourner [qch] en dérision [opposition, view].■ cry off GB: ( cancel appointment) se décommander ; ( retract promise) se dédire ; they cried off at the last minute ils se sont décommandés au dernier moment ; to cry off from s'excuser de [meeting].■ cry out (with pain, grief etc) pousser un cri or des cris ; ( call) crier, s'écrier ; to cry out in anguish pousser un cri d'angoisse ; to cry out to sb interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix ; to cry out for ( beg for) implorer [mercy] ; réclamer [attention, assistance] ; ( need desperately) avoir grand besoin de [help, reforms, renovation] ; the country is crying out for aid le pays a grand besoin d'aide ; these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum ces fenêtres ont grand besoin d'être nettoyées. -
13 обещание обещани·е
promise, pledgeвыполнять обещание — to carry out / to redeem one's pledge, to translate promises into actions
отказываться от обещания — to recede from a promise, to scrap the pledge / the promise; to withhold one's promise
выполнять свои предвыборные обещания — to keep one's election promises / pledges
нарушать предвыборные обещания — to break (one's) election pledges
пустые обещания — empty / hollow promises
торжественное обещание — sacred / solemn pledge / promise
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14 tarik kembali atas janjinya
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15 desdecirse
1 to go back on one's word, recant* * ** * *= go back on, retract, backpedal [back-pedal].Ex. The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.Ex. This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.Ex. It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.----* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* * *= go back on, retract, backpedal [back-pedal].Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.
Ex: This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.Ex: It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* * *
■desdecirse verbo reflexivo to go back on one's word: se declaró culpable, pero más tarde se desdijo, he declared himself guilty, but afterwards he went back on his word
* * *vprto go back on one's word;desdecirse de to go back on;rápidamente se desdijo de sus críticas he quickly withdrew his criticisms* * *v/r:desdecirse de algo withdraw o retract sth* * *vr1) contradecirse: to contradict oneself2) retractarse: to go back on one's word -
16 отказвам
refuse, decline (да to)(отговарям отрицателно) deny, answer in the negative, return a negative; rejectотказвам на refuse(плащана на чек) dishonourотказвам да се подчиня на defyотказвам да се подчиня на закона defy the lawотказвам да изпълня задължение repudiate an obligationотказвам да платя дълг repudiate/dishonour a debtотказвам да дам подкрепата си withhold o.'s support (на from)отказвам да дам позволение withhold permissionотказвам на кандидат за женитба refuse a suitorотказвам да действувам (за механизъм) failотказвам се give up (от, да-, с ger.)desist (от, да from с ger.)отказвам се от give up, renounce, drop, ( дете) disavow, (мнение и пр,) recant, ( чрез договор) cede. юр. disclaim, waiveотказвам се от покапа decline an invitationотказвам се от правата си renounce/relinquish/abdicate/yield o.'s rightsотказвам се от наследство give up an inheritanceотказвам се от престола abdicate, renounce o.'s/the throneотказвам се от миналото си renounce o.'s pastотказвам се от длъжността си give up/relinquish/resign o.'s positionотказвам се от задълженията си renounce o.'s obligationsотказвам се от членство drop o.'s membershipотказвам се от убежденията си renounce o.'s convictions, give up o.'s beliefs, recantотказвам се от идея give up/drop an idea. set an idea asideтой се отказа от тази мисъл he thought better of itотказвам се от всяка мисъл, за give up all thought ofотказвам да се занимавам с refuse to have anything to do with, write offотказвам се да съдя renounce/withhold judgment, suspend/defer (o.'s) judgmentотказвам се от намерението си abandon o.'s intentionотказвам се от опит relinquish/give up an attemptотказвам се от обещание go back on a promiseотказвам се от думите си deny/renounce/withdraw/retract o.'s wordsотказвам се от подписа си refuse to acknowledge o.'s signature, deny o.'s signatureотказвам се от поданството си expatriate o.s.отказвам се от по-нататъшно водене на дело (за адвокат) throw down o.'s brief, отказвам се от състезание drop out of/retire from a competitionотказвам се от кафето/от пиене go off coffee/liquorотказвам се or пушене/пиене give up smoking/drinkingне бих се отказал от една бира I wouldn't say no to a glass of beerотказвам се! (много е трудно) I give up разг. it beats/licks me* * *отка̀звам,гл. refuse (на -), decline (да to); ( отговарям отрицателно) deny, answer in the negative, return a negative; reject; (да дам) withhold; \отказвам да действам (за механизъм) fail; \отказвам да изпълня задължение repudiate an obligation; \отказвам да приема ( храна и пр.) reject; ( плащане на чек и пр.) dishonour; \отказвам да разбера shut o.’s mind to; \отказвам да се подчиня на defy; \отказвам на кандидат за женитба refuse a suitor;\отказвам се give up (от, да -, с ger.); ( доброволно) forfeit; for(e)go; desist (от, да from с ger.); (от нещо скъпо) forsake; разг. kiss (s.th.) goodbye; непрех. throw in o.’s hand, call it quits; не бих се отказал от една бира I wouldn’t say no to a glass of beer; I could do with a glass of beer; не се \отказвам от правата си stand firm on o.’s rights; никога не ми е отказвано I have never been refused; \отказвам се! ( много е трудно) I give up! разг. it beats/licks me; \отказвам се да съдя renounce/withhold judgement, suspend/defer (o.’s) judgement; \отказвам се от give up, renounce, drop, ( дете) disavow, ( мнение и пр.) recant, ( категорично, под клетва) foreswear; ( чрез договор) cede, юр. disclaim, waive; \отказвам се от борбата throw in the towel/sponge; \отказвам се от длъжността си give up/relinquish/resign o.’s position; \отказвам се от думите си deny/renounce/withdraw/retract o.’s words; \отказвам се от задълженията си renounce o.’s obligations; \отказвам се от идея give up/drop an idea, set an idea aside; \отказвам се от кафето/от пиене go off coffee/liquor; \отказвам се от намерението си abandon o.’s intention; \отказвам се от обещание go back on a word/promise; \отказвам се от печалбата в името на безопасността forfeit profit in the name of safety; \отказвам се от поданството си expatriate o.s.; \отказвам се от подписа си refuse to acknowledge o.’s signature, deny o.’s signature; \отказвам се от покана decline an invitation; \отказвам се от по-нататъшно водене на дело (за адвокат) throw down o.’s brief; \отказвам се от правата си renounce/relinquish/abdicate/forfeit/yield o.’s rights; \отказвам се от престола abdicate, renounce o.’s/the throne; \отказвам се от състезание drop out of/retire from a competition; \отказвам се от убежденията си renounce o.’s convictions, give up o.’s beliefs, recant; \отказвам се от честта да decline the honour of (с ger.); \отказвам се от членство drop o.’s membership; той се отказа от тази мисъл he thought better of it.* * *cancel: He called to отказвам the appointment. - Той се обади да откаже срещата.; refuse: She отказвамd to join us. - Тя отказа да дойде с нас.; deny; disallow; rebuff{ri`bXf}; reject; waive (юр.){weiv}* * *1. (|| ОТКАЗВАМ се give up (oт, да -, с ger.) 2. (отговарям отрицателно) deny, answer in the negative, return a negative;reject 3. (плащана на чек) dishonour 4. desist (от, да from с ger,) 5. refuse, decline (да to) 6. ОТКАЗВАМ ce or пушене/пиене give up smoking/drinking 7. ОТКАЗВАМ ce oт обещание go back on a promise 8. ОТКАЗВАМ ce oт опит relinquish/give up an attempt 9. ОТКАЗВАМ ce от намерението си abandon o.'s intention 10. ОТКАЗВАМ да дам подкрепата си withhold o.'s support (на from) 11. ОТКАЗВАМ да дам позволение withhold permission 12. ОТКАЗВАМ да дам съгласието си withhold o.'s consent, ОТКАЗВАМ да приема (храма и пр.) reject 13. ОТКАЗВАМ да действувам (за механизъм) fail 14. ОТКАЗВАМ да изпълня задължение repudiate an obligation 15. ОТКАЗВАМ да платя дълг repudiate/dishonour a debt 16. ОТКАЗВАМ да се занимавам с refuse to have anything to do with, write off 17. ОТКАЗВАМ да се подчиня на defy 18. ОТКАЗВАМ да се подчиня на закона defy the law 19. ОТКАЗВАМ на refuse 20. ОТКАЗВАМ на кандидат за женитба refuse a suitor 21. ОТКАЗВАМ се да съдя renounce/withhold judgment, suspend/defer (o.'s) judgment 22. ОТКАЗВАМ се от give up, renounce, drop, (дете) disavow, (мнение и пр,) recant, (чрез договор) cede. юр. disclaim, waive 23. ОТКАЗВАМ се от всяка мисъл, за give up all thought of 24. ОТКАЗВАМ се от длъжността си give up/relinquish/resign o.'s position 25. ОТКАЗВАМ се от думите си deny/renounce/withdraw/ retract o.'s words 26. ОТКАЗВАМ се от задълженията си renounce o.'s obligations 27. ОТКАЗВАМ се от идея give up/drop an idea. set an idea aside 28. ОТКАЗВАМ се от кaфето/от пиене go off coffee/liquor 29. ОТКАЗВАМ се от миналото си renounce o.'s past 30. ОТКАЗВАМ се от наследство give up an inheritance 31. ОТКАЗВАМ се от по-нататъшно водене на дело (за адвокат) throw down o.'s brief, ОТКАЗВАМ се от състезание drop out of/retire from a competition 32. ОТКАЗВАМ се от поданството си expatriate o. s. 33. ОТКАЗВАМ се от подписа си refuse to acknowledge o.'s signature, deny o.'s signature 34. ОТКАЗВАМ се от покапа decline an invitation 35. ОТКАЗВАМ се от правата си renounce/relinquish/abdicate/yield o.'s rights 36. ОТКАЗВАМ се от престола abdicate, renounce o.'s/the throne 37. ОТКАЗВАМ се от убежденията си renounce o.'s convictions, give up o.'s beliefs, recant 38. ОТКАЗВАМ се от честта да decline the honour of (c ger:) 39. ОТКАЗВАМ се от членство drop o.'s membership 40. ОТКАЗВАМ се! (много е трудно) I give up разг. it beats/licks me 41. не бих се отказал от една бира I wouldn't say no to a glass of beer 42. не се ОТКАЗВАМ от правата си stand firm on o.'s rights 43. той се отказа от тази мисъл he thought better of it -
17 zurücknehmen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (Ware etc.) take back2. fig. (Gesagtes) take back, withdraw, retract förm.; (Schachzug etc.) take back; (Entscheidung, Verordnung) revoke; (Auftrag, Bestellung) cancel, withdraw; (Angebot, Versprechen) go back on; JUR. (Anklage) withdraw, drop; ich nehme alles zurück und behaupte das Gegenteil hum. I take it all back3. MIL. (Truppen, Front) withdrawII v/refl: sich etwas zurücknehmen keep a lower profile; ich habe mich bei der Diskussion völlig zurückgenommen I took a back seat during the discussion* * *to take back; to go back on; to retract; to recant; to withdraw; to recall; to unsay* * *zu|rụ̈ck|neh|menvt septo take back; (MIL) to withdraw; Verordnung etc to revoke; Entscheidung to reverse; Angebot to withdraw; Auftrag, Bestellung to cancel; (SPORT ) Spieler to bring or call back; Schachzug to go back onsein Wort/Versprechen zurücknehmen — to go back on or break one's word/promise
* * *1) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) take back2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) withdraw* * *zu·rück|neh·men2. (widerrufen)▪ etw \zurücknehmen to withdraw sthich nehme alles zurück I take it all backseine Entscheidung \zurücknehmen JUR to reverse judgementsein Versprechen \zurücknehmen to break [or go back on] one's promise4. (verringern)die Lautstärke \zurücknehmen to turn down the volume sep▪ etw \zurücknehmen to withdraw sth* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) take back2) (widerrufen) take back* * *zurücknehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (Ware etc) take back2. fig (Gesagtes) take back, withdraw, retract form; (Schachzug etc) take back; (Entscheidung, Verordnung) revoke; (Auftrag, Bestellung) cancel, withdraw; (Angebot, Versprechen) go back on; JUR (Anklage) withdraw, drop;ich nehme alles zurück und behaupte das Gegenteil hum I take it all back3. MIL (Truppen, Front) withdraw4. (reduzieren) (Lautstärke, Tempo etc) reduce;das Gas zurücknehmen AUTO throttle backB. v/r:sich etwas zurücknehmen keep a lower profile;ich habe mich bei der Diskussion völlig zurückgenommen I took a back seat during the discussion* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) take back2) (widerrufen) take back* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to take back v. -
18 take back
1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) llevar de nuevo, devolver, trasladar2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) retirartake back vt: retirar (palabras, etc.)1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( return) devolver*b) ( repossess) llevarsec) ( accept back)she wouldn't take back the money she'd lent me — no quiso que le devolviera el dinero que me había prestado
d) (withdraw, retract) \<\<statement\>\> retirar2) v + o + adv ( in time)VT + ADV1) (=return) [+ book, goods] devolver; [+ person] llevar (de vuelta)can you take him back home? — ¿le puedes acompañar a su casa?
2) (=accept back) [+ purchase, gift] aceptar la devolución de; [+ one's wife, husband] aceptar que vuelvathe company took him back — la compañía volvió a emplearlo or lo restituyó a su puesto
3) (=retract) [+ statement, words] retirarI take it all back! — ¡retiro lo dicho!
4) (=get back, reclaim) [+ territory] retomar5) (fig) (=transport)it takes you back, doesn't it? — ¡cuántos recuerdos (de los buenos tiempos)!
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( return) devolver*b) ( repossess) llevarsec) ( accept back)she wouldn't take back the money she'd lent me — no quiso que le devolviera el dinero que me había prestado
d) (withdraw, retract) \<\<statement\>\> retirar2) v + o + adv ( in time) -
19 disdire
impegno cancelcontratto terminate* * *disdire1 v.tr.1 ( ritrattare, ritirare) to take* back, to retract, to withdraw*: disdire un'affermazione, to retract a statement; disdire una promessa, to withdraw (o to retract) a promise; disdire la propria parola, to take back one's word // dire e disdire, to say and to unsay2 ( annullare) to cancel, to annul: abbiamo dovuto disdire gli inviti, we had to cancel the invitations; disdire un abbonamento, to cancel a subscription; (comm.) disdire un contratto, to cancel a contract; disdire un'ordinazione, to cancel (o to countermand) an order; disdire la prenotazione per un viaggio, to cancel one's booking for a journey; l'assemblea fu disdetta, the meeting was called off; disdire un appartamento, to give notice to one's landlord // (Borsa) disdire un'opzione, to give up one's option.◘ disdirsi v.rifl. to contradict oneself.* * *[diz'dire]verbo transitivo1) (annullare) to call off, to cancel [incontro, matrimonio, spettacolo]2) (rescindere) to cancel, to discontinue [ abbonamento]; to terminate [ contratto]* * *disdire/diz'dire/ [37]1 (annullare) to call off, to cancel [incontro, matrimonio, spettacolo] -
20 take back
take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods]* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) ricordare2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) ritirare* * *vt + adv1) (get back, reclaim) riprendere, (retract: statement, promise) ritirare2) (return: book, goods, person) riportare* * *take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods]
См. также в других словарях:
retract — [ri trakt′] vt., vi. [ME retracten: in RETRACT sense 1 < L retractus, pp. of retrahere, to draw back < re , back + trahere, to DRAW; in RETRACT sense 2 < MFr retracter < L retractare, to draw back, withdraw < re , back + tractare,… … English World dictionary
retract — index abandon (withdraw), abolish, abrogate (annul), abrogate (rescind), adeem, annul … Law dictionary
retract — ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective … English terms dictionary
retract — retract1 /ri trakt /, v.t. 1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs. v.i. 2. to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts. [1400 50; late ME retracten < L retractus, ptp. of… … Universalium
retract — I re•tract [[t]rɪˈtrækt[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw back or in: to retract fangs[/ex] 2) to be capable of being drawn back or in • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L retractus, ptp. of retrahere to draw back II re•tract [[t]rɪˈtrækt[/t]] v. t. 1) to… … From formal English to slang
retract — I. /rəˈtrækt / (say ruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to draw back or in. –verb (i) 2. to draw or shrink back. {Latin rētrahere to draw back} –retractable, adjective II. /rəˈtrækt / (say ruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as… …
Breach of promise — is a former common law tort. From at least medieval times until the early 20th century, a man s promise of engagement to marry a woman was considered, in many jurisdictions, a legally binding contract. If the man were to subsequently change his… … Wikipedia
retractable — retract ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective … English terms dictionary
retraction — retract ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective … English terms dictionary
retractive — retract ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective … English terms dictionary
OBLIGATIONS, LAW OF — This law is concerned with the rights of one person as against those of another (jus in personam), as distinguished from the law of property, which is concerned with a person s rights in a chattel or other property as against the world at large… … Encyclopedia of Judaism