objuration
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Objuration — Ob ju*ra tion, n. [L. objurare to bind by oath; ob (see {Ob }) + jurare to swear, fr. jus right.] A binding by oath. [R.] Abp. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
objuration — index disparagement, imprecation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
objuration — n. act of taking an oath, swearing; act or instance of swearing someone in, binding someone under oath … English contemporary dictionary
objuration — ob·ju·ra·tion … English syllables
objuration — ˌäbjəˈrāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin objurare to bind by oath (from ob + jurare to swear) + English ation more at jury : a binding or charging by or as if by oath … Useful english dictionary
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
disparagement — dis·par·age·ment /di spar ij mənt/ n 1: the publication of false and injurious statements that are derogatory of another s property, business, or product – called also business disparagement, commercial disparagement, disparagement of property,… … Law dictionary
expostulation — I noun admonition, altercation, blame, caution, complaint, condemnation, confirmed opposition, contention, contrary advice, criticism, dehortation, deprecation, difference, disapprobation, disapproval, dissidence, dissent, dissuasion,… … Law dictionary
imprecation — I noun abuse, anathema, aspersion, bad wishes, blasphemy, commmation, curse, damnation, denunciation, execration, expletive, exsecratio, foul language, fulmination, ill wishes, invocation of evil, malediction, malison, objuration, obsecration,… … Law dictionary
curse — [n1] hateful, swearing remark anathema, ban, bane, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cussing*, cuss word*, damning, denunciation, dirty name*, dirty word*, double whammy*, execration, expletive, four letter word*, fulmination,… … New thesaurus
