withdrawal

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a retraction of a previously held position
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the act of taking out money or other capital
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the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
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avoiding emotional involvement
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the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
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the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
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a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
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formal separation from an alliance or federation
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the termination of drug taking