法律英语词汇
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单词:recant [riˈkænt] v.t. & v.i. ① to say publicly that you no longer have a political or religious belief that you had before 公开宣布放弃以前的政治或宗教信仰;② to withdraw or renounce prior statements or testimony formally or publicly (正式或公开地)撤回(先前的声明或证言)
recantation [ˌri:kænˈteiʃn] n[C,U] 公开正式撤回证词
翻译法律文件,尤其是诉讼文书的时候,经常用到recant的第二个义项。
索引词:recant
例文:[例2]
The prosecution hoped the eyewitness wouldn’t recant her corroborating testimony on the stand. 检方希望证人在出庭作证的时候不要撤回作为佐证的证言。
[例3]
Under grueling cross-examination, the witness recanted. 证人顶不过难以承受的交叉询问,撤回了证言。