What case do you use "recant"?
and is it also a legal term?
2006-12-13 13:43:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I would use the word "recant" to mean, in effect, to disavow or take back.
For example, someone who is tortured and forced to confess a crime he or she did not really commit should probably be expected to "recant," or disavow, or take back, the confession as soon as he or she is out of immediate danger.
2006-12-13 13:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recanting is a legal term. When you make a false or improper statement and change your story or attitude you recant.
2006-12-13 22:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by TROLL BOY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Recant" is not only a legal term. It also means to withdraw something, it has many previously existing religious implications and as stated is commonly used in legal jargon today. It also means to sing again as re = again and cant= sing.
2006-12-14 03:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by animavecchia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋