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| 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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ad·jur·er, ad·ju·ror, noun
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tr.v. ad·jured, ad·jur·ing, ad·jures
[Middle English adjuren, from Latin adiūrāre, to swear to : ad-, ad- + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.] ad·jur'er, ad·ju'ror n. |
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adjure
1382, from L. adjurare "confirm by oath," from ad- "to" + jurare "swear," from jus (gen. juris) "law" (see jurist).
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| 1. | ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid] |
| 2. | command solemnly |
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Adjure
Ad`ju*ra"tion\, n. [L. adjuratio, fr. adjurare: cf. F. adjuration. See Adjure.]1. The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal. What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall. --Bp. Hall. 2. The form of oath or appeal. Persons who . . . made use of prayer and adjurations. --Addison.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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