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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Adjuration

· Ad·ju·ra·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.
  1. 1.
    The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.
    “What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall.” Bp. Hall.
  2. 2.
    The form of oath or appeal.
    “Persons who . . . made use of prayer and adjurations.” Addison.