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Definitions for: Abjuration [n] a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Webster (1913) Definition: Ab`ju*ra"tion, n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F.
abjuration.]
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.
Oath of abjuration, an oath asserting the right of the
present royal family to the crown of England, and
expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the
Pretender. --Brande & C.
Synonyms: recantation, retraction
See Also: backdown, climb-down, disavowal, withdrawal
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