Webster's English Dictionary

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withdrawal

with.draw.al \-'dro.(*-)l\ n 1a: retreat or retirement esp. into a more 
   secluded or less exposed place o r position 1b: an operation by which a 
   military force disengages from the enemy  1c: DETACHMENT  2: RETRACTION, 
   REVOCATION  3: the act of drawing someone or something back from or out of 
   a place or p osition 4a: the act of taking back or away something that has 
   been granted or posse ssed 4b: removal from a place of deposit or 
   investment  4c: the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug