abjuration

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 Shorthand 1.5 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin abiūrātiō (“‘forswearing, abjuration’”), from ab (“‘of, by, from’”) + iūro (“‘swear or take an oath’”), from iūs (“‘law, right, duty’”): compare French abjuration.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

abjuration (plural abjurations)

1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
2. A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.

[edit] Derived terms

• Oath of Abjuration

[edit] Shorthand

• (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - j - u - r - a - sh
• (Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - j - u - sh

[edit] References

• abjuration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

abjurer +‎ -ation, copying Latin abiūrātiō (“‘forswearing, abjuration’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

abjuration f. (plural abjurations)

1. (formal) The action of abjurer.