abjure

• (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

  "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion", "She abjured her beliefs"

  forswear , recant , resile , retract

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Mnemonic

• (Tag: ) abjure=ab + jure. ab shows -ve meaning and jure=jury hence ,-ve jury means jury gave up his oath and hence renounce.

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• (Tag: ) ab+jure...jure- jor (in Hindi) Jor lagaao chodoo mat....(Don't Give up) (this mnemonic is in Hindi Language)

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• (Tag: ie forcefully) ab(now);(jury).one compulsoryly have to take an oath in front of a jury

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