recant

recant (ri-kant), vb.

1. To withdraw or renounce (prior statements or testimony) formally or publicly (the prosecution hoped the eyewitness wouldn’t recant her corroborating testimony on the stand).

2. To withdraw or renounce prior statements or testimony formally or publicly (under grueling cross-examination, the witness recanted). — recantation, n.

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资深译员王漾，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与税收策略及补贴有关的法律文件。