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forswearing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forgoing, renunciation |
| Type of | rejection |
| Has types | denial, forsaking, giving up, self-abnegation, self-denial, abnegation, self-renunciation |
| Derivation | forswear |
Examples of forswearing
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Israel also insisted that Egypt issue a declaration forswearing further belligerency.
From the time.com
Angelo's motive for forswearing his betrothal with Mariana was the loss of her dowry at sea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Forswearing the use of painkillers for religious reasons is also a hard sell in secular societies.
From the economist.com
Forswearing earmarks this year may not be a great sacrifice.
From the nytimes.com
To be clear, this is not a debate about ending the interrogation program or forswearing any interrogation technique.
From the cnn.com
McCain, a onetime media favorite when he last ran for President, was effectively forswearing the possibility of regaining their favor.
From the time.com
On the Republican side, all six nominees have signed the pledge devised by Americans for Tax Reform, a pressure group, forswearing all tax increases.
From the economist.com
Pence picked up the suggestion by several conservative commentators of forswearing the 6,000 pork projects in the highway bill passed this summer.
From the time.com
He emerged in 1990 and led South Africa through a difficult but largely peaceful transition to full democracy, emphasizing forgiveness of his former captors and forswearing vengeance.
From the nytimes.com
- Abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
- (forswearing) renunciation: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
- Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. ...
- To renounce or deny something, especially under oath; To commit perjury
- In CRIMINAL LAW, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or officer and relating to a material issue, which is not implied by ...
- Reject or to renounce with great emphasis.
