A retraction of a previously held position.

synonyms: climb-down, withdrawal.

Roget 725: submission, yielding; nonresistance; obedience etc. 743.    surrender, cession, capitulation, resignation; backdown^†.    obeisance, homage, kneeling, genuflexion^†, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration.    ... show more

Polish: odwołanie, wycofanie, cofnięcie