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abjuration

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ab⋅ju⋅ra⋅tion

  [ab-juh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of abjuring.
2. renunciation upon oath.
Origin:
1505–15; < ML abjūrātiōn- (s. of abjūrātiō); see abjure, -ate 1 , -ion
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ab·jure   (āb-jŏŏr')   
tr.v.   ab·jured, ab·jur·ing, ab·jures

  1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr.'" (Time).

  2. To renounce under oath; forswear.


[Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abiūrāre : ab-, away; see ab-1 + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
ab'ju·ra'tion n., ab·jur'er n.
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