abjuration
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His abjuration was read to him; he acknowledged it; he said it had been extorted by the dread of fire.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
If only a semi-proof of the crime exists, or if appearances will not admit of the acquittal of the prisoner, he shall make an abjuration as being either violently or slightly suspected.
From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio
On the second day after the abjuration, the patient is out of danger.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
The importance attached to the abjuration is illustrated by a case in the Inquisition of Toulouse in 1310.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
In making the abjuration it will not be he that condemns truth, but the council; as for perjury, if perjury there be, it will fall on the heads of those who exact it.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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