For example, during the Spanish Inquisition, individuals had the choice of renouncing unacceptable beliefs or being burned at the stake. I..; To renounce and renounce the supremacy and authority of the Pope over the Catholic Church in general and over myself in particular; And I believe that there is no transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord`s Supper, nor in the elements of the bread and wine after its consecration by anyone; And I also believe that there is no purgatory, or that the consecrated host, crucifixes or images are to be worshipped, or that a cult is due to one of them; And I also believe that salvation cannot be won by the works and all the teachings used to confirm these points; I renounce and renounce it, without any ambiguity, mental reserve or secret escape, taking the words I have spoken according to the usual and customary meaning. So help me God. [2] During the murder period of the 1680s, suspects could take an oath of renunciation if they had the opportunity to renounce or renounce their loyalty. The terms of the oath were deliberately designed to offend the conscience of Presbyterian Covenanters. Those who do not swear « whether they have weapons or not » could be « killed instantly » for treason by a trial on the ground « in front of two witnesses ». John Brown was executed at this trial by John Graham (Bluidy Clavers) on May 1, 1685.[6] [7] The wives and children of these men could also be evicted from their homes if they had spoken to the suspect or refused to take the oath themselves. WAIVER. 1. The renunciation of allegiance to a country by oath. 2.-1.
The Congressional Act of April 14, 1802, 2 Story`s Laws, United States 850 requires an alien, when applying for admission as a citizen of the United States, to declare before the court to which the application is to be made, including under oath or assurance, that he absolutely and completely renounces all loyalty and loyalty he owes to a foreign prince, &c., and in particular to the prince in particular, whose citizen or subject he stood. Rawle on the Const. 98. 3.-2. In England, the oath of renunciation is an oath by which an Englishman undertakes not to recognize any right to the throne of England to the pretender. 4.-3 This also means after 25 cars. H., an oath that renounces certain teachings of the Church of Rome. 5.-4. In the old English law, it was a renunciation of one`s own country and an oath of eternal banishment.
A man who has committed a crime and fled to a sanctuary to safety may confess to the crime within forty days and take the oath of eternal renunciation and banishment; It was then transported. This was abolished by Stat. 1 Jac. 1, c. 25. Parerg. 14. The FindLaw Legal Dictionary — free access to over 8260 definitions of legal terms. Search for a definition or browse our legal glossaries. LawInfo.com national directory of lawyers and legal resources for consumers to recall, waive, swear, revoke, withdraw means withdraw one`s word or conviction. Abjure implies a firm and definitive rejection or surrender, often under oath.
The renunciation required of converts in the present discipline of the Church is essentially the same as those mentioned above. A convert to the Church who has never been baptized is not obliged to renounce heresy. A convert whose baptism is considered valid or who is conditionally rebaptized at most upon admission to the Church must make a profession of faith containing a renunciation of heresy. A salutary penance was also imposed (S. Cong. S. Off., Nov., 1875. See Appendix Conc. Plen. Balt., II, 277, 278; Roman Ritual, 1, 2, 3). No waiver is required of converts under fourteen years of age (S. Cong.
S. Off., March 8, 1882, in Collectanea S. Cong. de Propag. Fid., b. 1680, ed. 1903). At FindLaw.com, we pride ourselves on being the leading source of free legal information and resources on the Internet. Contact us. Abogado.com The #1 Spanish Legal Site for Consumers I swear by the Holy Book that I will leave the kingdom of England and never return without the express permission of my Lord the King or his heirs. I will rush directly to the port assigned to me and will not leave the royal road under threat of arrest or execution.
I will not stay in the same place for more than one night and will diligently seek a passage across the sea as soon as I arrive, only delaying the tide if possible. If I cannot secure such a passage, I will go every day into the sea up to my knees as a sign of my desire to cross. And if I fail in all this, then the danger will be my fate. ERMONI, in Dictionnaire d`archologie chr tienne et de liturgie (Paris, 1903); DESHAYES, in Dict. de th ol. (Paris, 1899), I, 75; MAUREL, Guide pratique de la liturgie romaine (Paris, 1878), para. I, 2, 104, art. 6; Benedict XIV, de Synodo Dioecesana, V, ix, n° 10, lib. IX, e.
iv, no. 3; Sacramentary, I, 85, 86; BUTLER, in Dict. of Christ. (London, 1893) MARTENE AND DURAND, De Antiquis Ecclesiae Ritibus, II, lib. CXI, e. vi; FERRARIS, Prompta Bibliotheca, I, 32 m². At the outbreak of the English Civil War, Parliament passed on 18 August 1643 « An Ordinance for Explanation of a Former Ordinance for Sequestration of Delinquents Estates with some Enlargements ». The extensions included an oath that became known as the « oath of renunciation »: a refusal, refusal, or waiver under oath. In everyday ecclesiastical language, this term is limited to the renunciation of heresy made by the repentant heretic on the occasion of his reconciliation with the Church. The Church has always demanded such renunciation, accompanied by appropriate penance.