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noun
1.
an act or instance of evoking; a calling forth: the evocation of old memories.
2.
Law. (formerly) an action of a court in summoning a case from another, usually lower, court for purposes of complete review and decision, as on an appeal in which the issue is incidental or procedural and the court of first instance has not yet rendered a decision on its merits; the removal of a case from one court to another.
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Evocation
is always a great word to know.
So is criminal. Does it mean:
| willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court |
| of or pertaining to crime or its punishment |
Example Sentences
- The argument that the evocation of color is related to the skin color doesn't make sense.
- And she comes dazzlingly close to a formal evocation of that violence and confusion in the first part of this three-part work.
- McPhee brings far-flung worlds to life through artful, exacting observation and evocation.
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World English Dictionary
| evocation (ˌɛvəˈkeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of evoking |
| 2. | French law the transference of a case from an inferior court for adjudication by a higher tribunal |
| 3. | another word for induction |
| [C17: from Latin ēvocātiō a calling forth, from ēvocāre to | |
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Word Origin & History
evocation
1570s, from L. evocationem (nom. evocatio), from evocare "call out, rouse, summon," from ex- "out" + vocare "to call" (see voice). Evocation was used of the Roman custom of petitioning the gods of an enemy city to abandon it and come to Rome; it was also used to translate
EXPAND the Platonic Greek anamnesis "a calling up of knowledge acquired in a previous state of existence."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
evocation ev·o·ca·tion (ěv'ə-kā'shən, ē'və-)
n.
The induction of a particular tissue produced by the action of an evocator during embryogenesis.
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