Drop
Retract
Retract verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
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Throw the Dog a Bone: In A Turnabout Is Worth a Thousand Words, if you present Phoenix's profile at the right time, the judge will retract any and all penalties he has given, his reason being that he "cannot let competence go unrewarded." Title Drop: Happens a lot in Case 4.
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