oath of abjuration
English law. An oath renouncing all right of descendants of a pretender to the Crown.
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abjuration
abjuration (ab-juu-ray-sh[schwa]n), n. A renouncing by oath. abjuration of the realm. An oath taken to leave the realm forever. “If a malefactor took refuge [in sanctuary] … the coroner came and parleyed with the refugee, who had his choice between submitting to trial and abjuring the realm. If he chose the latter course, he hurried
oath of supremacy
Hist. English law. An oath required of those taking office, along with the oaths of allegiance and abjuration, declaring that the sovereign is superior to the church in ecclesiastical matters.
abjuration of the realm
An oath taken to leave the realm forever.
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