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A solemn [[Text:EBD:Appeal|appeal ]] whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking or acting as if under an [[Text:EBD:Oath|oath ]] (1 Sam. 14:24; Josh. 6:26; 1 Kings 22:16).

We have in the [[Text:EBD:New Testament |New Testament]] a striking example of this (Matt. 26:63; Mark 5:7), where the [[Text:EBD:High priest|high priest ]] calls upon [[Text:EBD:Christ|Christ ]] to avow his true character. It would seem that in such a case the person so adjured could not refuse to give an answer.

The word "adjure", i.e., cause to swear is used with reference to the casting out of [[Text:EBD:Demon|demons ]] (Acts 19:13).

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