abjuration

noun

Meaning

A formal, solemn rejection or renunciation of a belief, cause, or claim, often made under oath.

Examples

The court required an abjuration of his former allegiance to the rebel group before granting him amnesty.
Her public abjuration of the controversial doctrine surprised many of her long-time supporters.

Synonyms: denial, renunciation, recantation, repudiation

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abjuration

noun

Pronunciation: /ˌæbdʒəˈreɪʃən/

Definition

A formal, solemn rejection or renunciation of a belief, cause, or claim, often made under oath.

Examples

The court required an abjuration of his former allegiance to the rebel group before granting him amnesty.
Her public abjuration of the controversial doctrine surprised many of her long-time supporters.
He signed the document as a final abjuration of the claims he had previously defended so fiercely.

Synonyms of abjuration

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