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Webster 1913 Edition

Abjuration

Abˊju-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Abjuration

ABJURA'TION

,
Noun.
[See Abjure.]
1.
The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath; as 'an abjuration of the realm,' by which a person swears to leave the country, and never to return. It is used also for the oath of renunciation. Formerly in England, felons, taking refuge in a church, and confessing their guilt, could not be arrested and tried, but might save their lives by abjuring the realm; that is by taking an oath to quit the kingdom forever.
2.
A rejection or denial with solemnity; a total abandonment; as 'an abjuration of heresy.'

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