adjuration

noun

ˌa-jə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce adjuration (audio)
Definition of adjurationnext
1
as in plea
an earnest request though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration

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2
as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the exposé on corruption in the statehouse

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Recent Examples of adjuration This has been a long half century of adjuration towards this name change. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 July 2021
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  1. plea
  2. advice
  3. appeal
  4. prayer
  5. petition
Noun
  • Peña's defense attorneys told jurors that prosecutors were relying on the testimony of the two men responsible, who had accepted plea agreements in return for lesser sentences.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will ask that Smallwood be sentenced to 19 years in prison.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of plea
Noun
  • The sight of an AI agent hunting the internet and LinkedIn to find a target’s email address and then for website advice on crafting malicious scripts, before writing its own lure should put fear into all of us.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This cocktail is essentially a Breakfast Martini but with Irish whiskey instead of gin, and our advice there holds here too: Marmalade is a major agent of complexity here, so different brands will absolutely produce different results.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of advice
Noun
  • Boasberg blocked their deportation, prompting an immediate appeal from the Justice Department.
    — Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Mercedes Formula One driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has climbed up one position from fifth to secure fourth place at the Australian Grand Prix after the five-second penalty was reversed following an appeal by his team.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • First was a simple message on X: two prayer hands emojis.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Father Tony Marti from St. Francis High School in La Canada, where Stephan is a basketball player, had called earlier to offer prayers.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of prayer
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  • On Monday, March 17 this was increased to $500,000, following an online petition that drew more than 9,000 signatures.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Justin Gust, vice president of community engagement at El Centro, shared the city of Leavenworth’s Facebook post on Friday, thanking the more than 1,600 people who signed a petition calling for the denial of the application.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of petition

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“Adjuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuration. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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