Examples of “abjure” in a Sentence

verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.

• After the accident, he decided to abjure fast driving for good.
• Monks often abjure luxury and live very simply.
• I abjure all promises I made when I was angry.

verb To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.

• The scholar was forced to abjure his theory before the council.
• She stood up in court and agreed to abjure her former beliefs.
• In the story, the knight must abjure his old loyalty on his oath.
• to abjure allegiance to a prince

verb (especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.

• In medieval England, a criminal could abjure the realm instead of facing trial.
• He chose to abjure the realm and sailed away, never to return.
• The law allowed her to abjure the realm and leave by the next ship.