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adjuration definition

ad·ju·ra·tion (aj′o̵o rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a solemn charge or command
  2. an earnest entreaty

Etymology: L adjuratio, a swearing to < pp. of adjurare, adjure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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