- oath of abjuration
- An oath made by a person upon his voluntary abandonment of his citizenship.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
oath of abjuration
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Oath of 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oath of Abjuration — noun An oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of , the … Wiktionary
abjuration — I verb abandonment, defection, denial, disaffirmation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disownment, forswearing, recall, recantation, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retraction, revocation, revokement… … Law dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abjuration — (lat.), Abschwörung; Abjurationseid (Oath of abjuration), seit Wilhelm III. engl. Beamteneid zur Anerkennung der staatsrechtlich festgestellten Erbfolge … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Abjuration — For the Dungeons and Dragons Spell School, see Magic of Dungeons Dragons#Arcane magic. Abjuration is the solemn repudiation, abandonment, or renunciation by or upon oath, often the renunciation of citizenship or some other right or privilege. (It … Wikipedia
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abjuration — noun a) 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. b) A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy … Wiktionary
Abjuration — • A denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abjuration Abjuration † … Catholic encyclopedia
abjuration of the realm — a renunciation on oath of a person s country; now in the USA a departure from a state with no intention to return. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
