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Record 1 1995-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

to withdraw or disavow a statement ..., esp. formally retract.

CONT

[Child protection workers and police officers who interview suspected child victims] must be aware of the dynamics of abuse and victimization, and the reasons why children sometimes minimize sexual abuse or recant previous accounts of abuse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Revenir sur des aveux, des déclarations qu'on ne reconnaît plus pour vrais.

Spanish

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