abjuration
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And certainly, since the great day of the abjuration of King Philip II in the year 1581, the country had not passed through any such violent crisis as it was now facing.
From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The vow of poverty embraced an unqualified abjuration of all right to acquire or hold individual property, but granted the privilege of owning property in a corporate capacity.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger
Denial, as we have seen, was obduracy, punished by the stake, and confession was a condition precedent to admission to abjuration.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
In accusations of heresy, supported by evidence, however, no one could be admitted to abjuration who did not confess that of which he was accused.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
But while one part of the mob is enraged at the Maid's abjuration and the Bishop's pardon, another, consisting of the people who pity Joan, is thrown into consternation.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Eug?ne Sue
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jur, jus, List 1
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