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Retractions
- noun - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
- withdrawal of statement
Retrainings
- noun - training for a new occupation
Retransform
- - To transform anew or back.
Retreatants
- noun - a participant in a religious retreat
Retreatment
- - The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira.
Retrenching
- verb - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
- tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
Retribution
- noun - a justly deserved penalty
- the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
Retributive
- adjective - given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"
- of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"