advocation

[ ad-vuh-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌæd vəˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

Scots Law. the action of a superior court in calling before itself or reviewing an action originally brought before an inferior court.

Obsolete.

advocacy.
the act of summoning.

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Origin of advocation

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin advocātiōn-, stem of advocātiō;see advocate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM advocation

re·ad·vo·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby advocation

advocacy, advocacy journalism, advocacy tank, advocate, Advocate Depute, advocation, advocatory, advocatus diaboli, advowson, advt., Adwa

How to use advocation in a sentence

Other counsels, therefore, are necessary, and it is important to act as if the advocation was granted.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
The reform of the clergy was partly owing to the anger of the people at the advocation of the cause to Rome.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
It was a mystical, tortuous, rambling discourse which sounded to me a good deal like an advocation of free love.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
If, therefore, the Pope has granted any such advocation, it must be revoked.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude

He would postpone the advocation for a few days, but it could not be refused.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude

British Dictionary definitions for advocation

advocation

/ (ˌædvəˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

Scots law papal law the transfer to itself by a superior court of an action pending in a lower court

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