ABJURATION
\ɐbd͡ʒjʊɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐbdʒjʊɹˈeɪʃən], \ɐ_b_dʒ_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.
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A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of abjuring. An abjuration of the realm, a solemn oath made to quit the kingdom for ever. Anciently in England, felons who took refuge in a church or other sanctuary, and confessed their guilt, might save their lives by abjuring the realm.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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- To raise; set up; stir up. Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. a-r[=e]r', adv. in the rear. [A.S. pfx. a-, on, to, and REAR.]
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