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ABJURATION (from See also:Lat. abjurare, to forswear) , a See also:solemn repudiation or renunciation on See also:oath. At See also:common See also:law, it signified the oath of a See also:person who had taken See also:sanctuary to leave the See also:realm for ever; this was abolished in the reign of See also:James I. The Oath of Abjuration, in See also:English See also:history, was a solemn See also:disclaimer, taken by members of See also:parliament, See also:clergy and laymen against the right of the Stuarts to the See also:crown, imposed by See also:laws of See also:William III., See also:George I. and George III.; but its See also:place has since been taken by the oath of See also:allegiance.

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