advocation

[ ad-vuh-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌæd vəˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

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

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Example sentences from the Web for advocation

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
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
It was a mystical, tortuous, rambling discourse which sounded to me a good deal like an advocation of free love.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
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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单词	advocation
释义	advocation [ ad-vuh-key-shuhn ] / ˌæd vəˈkeɪ ʃən / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for advocation 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 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 It was a mystical, tortuous, rambling discourse which sounded to me a good deal like an advocation of free love. My Actor-Husband\|Anonymous 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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