Legal Definition and Related Resources of Adjuration
Meaning of Adjuration
A swearing or binding upon oath.
What does Adjuration mean in American Law?
The definition of Adjuration in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Solemnly putting someone on oath to do something; thus, by extension, solemn entreaty or advice, e.g., “He adjured his son to mend his evil ways.”
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Synonyms of Adjuration
noun
- affirmation
- attestation
- averment
- avouchment
- avowal
- avowance
- declaration
- legal pledge
- oath
- pledge
- solemn avowal
- swearing
- sworn statement
- testimony
- vouching
- vow
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Adjuration
(You may find adjuration at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
late 14c., “exorcism,” from Late Latin adiurationem (nominative adiuratio) “a swearing to,” noun of action from past participle stem of Latin adiurare “to put (someone) to an oath,” from ad “to” (see ad-) + iurare “swear,” from ius (genitive iuris) “law,” from PIE root *yewes- “law” (see jurist). Originally a term in exorcism (with conjuration); the general sense “a solemn oath, a charging under the penalty of a curse” is from 17c.
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