1. people who formally renounce or reject a belief, allegiance, or claim under oath
Usage: formal; legal

Examples

• The abjurers publicly rejected their former political beliefs.
• Historical records show that many abjurers faced social ostracism.
• The court required the abjurers to sign formal documents.
• Religious abjurers often sought refuge in other countries.
• The king pardoned several abjurers who had opposed his rule.
• Medieval abjurers sometimes recanted their statements later.