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abjuration

[ ab-juh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌæb dʒəˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of abjuring.

renunciation upon oath.

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Origin of abjuration

1505–15; <Medieval Latin abjūrātiōn- (stem of abjūrātiō); see abjure, -ate¹, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM abjuration

non·ab·ju·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby abjuration

abjad, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure, Abkhaz, Abkhazia, Abkhazian, abl.

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How to use abjuration in a sentence

This having been read, he next had to read word for word the abjuration which had been drawn up for him, and then sign it.
Pioneers of Science|Oliver Lodge
Copies of the abjuration were immediately sent to all Universities, with instructions to the professors to read it publicly.
Pioneers of Science|Oliver Lodge
They even accepted the general's excuse for not at once taking the Oath of Abjuration.
Monk|Julian Corbett
The Oath of Abjuration was tendered to him and he refused it.
Monk|Julian Corbett

We may even get her to maintain that her abjuration was the result of a snare, a surprise.
The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue