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    ABJURATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertionplay

    Synonyms:

    abjuration; recantation; retraction

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("abjuration" is a kind of...):

    disavowal; disclaimer (denial of any connection with or knowledge of)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abjuration"):

    backdown; climb-down; withdrawal (a retraction of a previously held position)

    Derivation:

    abjure (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure)

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