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ABJURATION
retraction, abjuration, recantation
(noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abjuration (countable and uncountable, plural abjurations)
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.]
The act of abjuring.
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`ju*ra"tion, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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