Definition of Abjuretion
Ab`ju*ra"tion (&?;), n. [L. abjuratio:
cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or
forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm,
a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to
return.
2. A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an
abjuration of heresy.
Oath of abjuration, an oath asserting the right of
the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring
allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender. Brande &
C.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
- A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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