withdrawal

a retraction of a previously held position

the act of taking out money or other capital

the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"

avoiding emotional involvement

the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"

the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

formal separation from an alliance or federation

the termination of drug taking