a. [ad. L. adjūrātōri-us, f. adjūrātōr, n. of agent f. adjūrā-re: see ADJURE.] Of or pertaining to adjuration; containing a solemn charge or appeal.
1815. Hist. J. Decastro, II. 317. He … ought to name the impediment as soon as the parson has read the adjuratory charge.
1881. Echo, 28 April, 1/5. An oath which, so far as its adjuratory terms were concerned, was to him no more than if a man uttered ‘By Jove!’ as an exclamation.
