abjuration

[ ab-juh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌæb dʒəˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of abjuring.
renunciation upon oath.

Origin of abjuration

1505–15; < Medieval Latin abjūrātiōn- (stem of abjūrātiō); see abjure, -ate1, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM abjuration

non·ab·ju·ra·tion, noun

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