Found 2 items, similar to abjuration.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: abjuration abjuration n : a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: retraction, recantation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Abjuration Abjuration \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. [1913 Webster] 2. A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]