ad‧jure /əˈdʒʊə $ əˈdʒʊr/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: adjurare, from ad- 'to' + jurare 'to swear']
formal to order or try to persuade someone to do something
adjure somebody to do something
Gwen adjured him to be truthful. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲