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.
Ab*ju"ra*to*ry (&?;), a. Containing abjuration.
Ab*jure" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring (&?;).] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.] 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. "Magic I here abjure." Shak.
Syn. -- See Renounce.
Ab*jure", v. i. To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet.