abjuration

[ ab-juh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌæb dʒəˈreɪ ʃən /

the act of abjuring.

renunciation upon oath.

Nearby words

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

Related formsnon·ab·ju·ra·tion, noun

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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

mid-15c., from Latin abjurationem (nominative abjuratio) "a denying on oath," noun of action from past participle stem of abjurare (see abjure).