a solemn appeal whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking or acting as if under an oath (1 Sam 14: 24; Josh 6: 26; 1 Kings 22: 16)
A command used to constrain a spirit to consistent visible appearance or truthful answers to ones questions The term comes from the Latin "adjurare," meaning, "to swear An adjuration may call upon divine names or higher spirits to enforce the will of the user Compare Exorcism