adjurations

noun

plural of adjuration
1
as in appeals
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 Synonyms for adjurations
  1. appeals
  2. advice
  3. prayers
  4. recommendations
  5. pleas
  6. information
  7. petitions
Noun
  • Tarkowski slid in from behind to stop a certain goal, with United’s penalty appeals waved away.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Once the appeals process is exhausted, the court's certification is sent to the State Department, along with court records.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • Mendonca recently unsealed federal police documents that showed that Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro frequently sought de Moraes' legal advice before his arrest.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the best advice seems to come back to good communication, a message shared with Matthew by Nicholas, as well as Europe’s 2014 Ryder Cup-winning captain Paul McGinley.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of advice
Noun
  • Her fans, dressed in T-shirts that showed her in a shimmering blue dress and flower crown, began making pilgrimages to the crash site every year, sharing stories of Gilda appearing in their dreams and answering their prayers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Such prayers have a healing effect, not just on our own lives but in the world as well.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of prayers
Noun
  • These studies compared back support braces either on their own, with no other interventions, or their use in conjunction with other pain management recommendations such as physical activity and/or medication.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The agency's Division of Examinations began reviewing ISS in March and requested data related to the firm's recommendations and votes, the SEC said.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of recommendations
Noun
  • Clancy was tried in a Massachusetts court of law, one of the few venues where defendants such as Clancy enjoy the presumption of proof for pleas of insanity, once they are allowed to make such a plea.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Hayes entered Alford pleas and received a deferred disposition with two years of supervised probation.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleas
Noun
  • Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Hal, John, and Kerry quickly trace the satellite’s parts to a likely suspect named Hector Hammond — a villainous name that fans of the comics (or the 2011 movie) will recognize — but Hal notices just how easy this information was to come by.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of information
Noun
  • And residents have banded together with the power of clipboard petitions, homemade T-shirts and Facebook groups.
    — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Over 2,600 petitions have been filed in Louisiana, which has many ICE detention centers.
    — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of petitions
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