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advocation definition

ad·vo·ca·tion (ad′və kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. Obsolete advocacy
  2. Scot. Law the transfer by a superior court to itself of an action pending in an inferior court

Etymology: L advocatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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