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								Retracts all matching predicates from an object.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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									< dt > The predicate indicator of Head is that of a private predicate:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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									< dt > The predicate indicator of Head is that of a protected predicate:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
										< dd > < code > permission_error(modify, protected_predicate, Head)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
									< dt > The predicate indicator of Head is that of a static predicate:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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									< dt > The predicate indicator of Head is not declared:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
										< dd > < code > existence_error(predicate_declaration, Head)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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									< dt > To retract all matching predicate definitions in < a  class = "glossary"  title = "Go to glossary definition"  href = "../../glossary.html#this" > this< / a > :< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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									< dt > To retract all matching public or protected predicate definitions in < a  class = "glossary"  title = "Go to glossary definition"  href = "../../glossary.html#self" > self< / a > :< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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									< dt > To retract all matching public predicate definitions in an object:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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