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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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disgruntle

to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength

to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction

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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

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

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Example sentences from the Web for abjuration

The 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

The immediate results of his abjuration were doubtless beneficial to himself, to the Huguenots, and to his country.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord

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