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abjuration, bad faith, desertion, falsification, negation, renunciation, repudiation
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Forswearing — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forswearing — for·swear || fÉ”r swer /fÉ”Ë sweÉ™ v. swear to give up, renounce; deny under oath, strongly deny; commit perjury, deny falsely under oath … English contemporary dictionary
forswearing — noun the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) • Syn: ↑renunciation, ↑forgoing • Derivationally related forms: ↑forswear, ↑renounce (for: ↑renunciation) … Useful english dictionary
renunciation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A voluntary giving up] Syn. forswearing, sacrifice, abnegation, self denial; see denial 1 . 2. [Denial] Syn. repudiation, disavowal, disclaimer, repeal; see denial 1 , refusal . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. renouncement … English dictionary for students
forgoing — noun the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) • Syn: ↑renunciation, ↑forswearing • Derivationally related forms: ↑forswear (for: ↑forswearing), ↑renounce … Useful english dictionary
Abjuration — Ab ju*ra tion, n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forswear — For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forswore — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forsworn — Forswear For*swear , v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for + swerian to swear. See {For }, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oath of abjuration — Abjuration Ab ju*ra tion, n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
