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adjuratory

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ad⋅jure

  [uh-joor]
–verb (used with object), -jured, -jur⋅ing.
1. to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
2. to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L adjūrāre. See ad-, jury

Related forms:
ad⋅jur⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [uh-joor-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
ad⋅jur⋅er, ad⋅ju⋅ror, noun
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ad·ju·ra·tion   (āj'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  An earnest, solemn appeal.
ad·jur'a·to'ry (ə-jŏŏr'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

adjure 
1382, from L. adjurare "confirm by oath," from ad- "to" + jurare "swear," from jus (gen. juris) "law" (see jurist).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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