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abjuratory

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ab⋅jure

  [ab-joor, -jur]
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–verb (used with object), -jured, -jur⋅ing.
1. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
2. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance.
3. to avoid or shun.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L abjūrāre to deny on oath, equiv. to ab- ab- + jūrāre to swear; see jury 1

Related forms:
ab⋅jur⋅a⋅to⋅ry, adjective
ab⋅jur⋅er, noun
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Main Entry: ab·jure
Pronunciation: ab-'jur, &b-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ab·jured; ab·jur·ing
Etymology: Latin abjurare, from ab- off + jurare to swear
: RENOUNCE; specifically : to disclaim formally or renounce upon oath abjures his allegiance to his former country> —ab·ju·ra·tion /"ab-j&-'rA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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