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Abjuration

//ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion wordnet
  3. 3
    A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The act of abjuring. countable, uncountable

Etymology

First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūrō (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”). Compare French abjuration.

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