To abjure something is to renounce it or abstain from it, with the implication that this is done publicly: Members of the sect were required to abjure all alcoholic drink. To adjure someone to do something is to request them solemnly to do it: The magistrate adjured the witness to tell the truth frankly.
The blue and white triband is based on the flag of the Central American Federation (CAF), a grouping of African states imposed by the British government in 1953. The stars represent the Federation's five original members. Effective date: 18 January 1949.