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evocation
- 1) noun, the act or an instance of evoking
- 2) noun, French law the transference of a case from an inferior court for adjudication by a higher tribunal
- 3) noun, another word for induction
Etymology
C17: from Latin ēvocātiō a calling forth, from ēvocāre to evoke
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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