abjure

 
Pronunciation: /əbˈdʒʊə, əbˈdʒɔː/

verb

[with object] formal
  • solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim): MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance

Phrases

abjure the realm

historical swear an oath to leave a country forever: prior to transportation, offenders were sometimes permitted to abjure the realm

Derivatives

abjuration

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin abjurare, from ab- 'away' + jurare 'swear'