adjuration
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There was no pretence of moderation, and, save in the technical adjuration for mercy, no attempt to evade the responsibility.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
She went away a few minutes afterwards, stopping for awhile to exchange greetings with Ann Packet, to whom she gave her address—a back street in Southwark Bridge Road—after much adjuration.
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) by Frederick William Robinson
The solemn adjuration was put, the question asked, and Aymer in an audible voice replied, “I will.”
From World's End A Story in Three Books by Richard Jefferies
"Not too many of you," was his final adjuration, as, giving me a look, he slipped out into the hall.
From The Amethyst Box by Anna Katherine Green
To the friendly adjuration of John of Chlum he replied with tears that he would willingly revoke anything in which he could be proved to have erred.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
Vocabulary lists containing adjuration
Frankenstein
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Novel Study: Frankenstein, Chapters 14–24
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