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[ ab-juh-rey-shuhn ] / ˌæb dʒəˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abjuration ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of abjuring. renunciation upon oath. Origin of abjuration1505–15; <Medieval Latin abjūrātiōn- (stem of abjūrātiō); see abjure, -ate1, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM abjurationnon·ab·ju·ra·tion, nounWords nearby abjurationAbitibi, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure, Abkhaz, Abkhazia, Abkhazian, abl. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abjurationThe assessors had ruled that it was the law to read over her abjuration to her; the Bishop did nothing of the sort. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07|Various You abjured your crimes and voluntarily signed this abjuration with your own hand. The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue From his Catharan bishop he received absolution for his oath of abjuration, and was received back into the sect. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II|Henry Charles Lea The action was to enforce a penalty of 500 for having voted without taking the oath of abjuration. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Words related to abjurationrenunciation, withdrawal, recantation, backdown, palinode |