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Advocation
Pronunciation : Ad`vo*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See Advowson.]
Definition : 1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy. [Archaic] The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us. Jer. Taylor.
2. Advowson. [Obs.] The donations or advocations of church livings. Sanderson.
3. (Scots Law)
Defn: The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Bell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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