See Also: advocation(dictionary)
ADVOCATION, Scotch law(law)

advocation (iou)



advocation noun. LME.
[Old French a(d)vocacion from Latin advocatio(n-), formed as ADVOCATE verb1: see -ATION.]
A summoning. LME-L15.
The function or office of an advocate. LME-M18.
The calling of an action before itself by a superior court, spec. the papal court or a Scottish criminal (formerly also civil) court. E16.
An appeal for aid or defence. L16-M18.