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Definition of: evocation
(ev′ə·kā′shən) noun
1. A calling forth or out; summoning, as of memories, etc.
2. Specifically, the summoning of a spirit, or of the dead, from a grave.
3. The formula used in such a summons.
4. In civil law, the transference of a suit from a lower to a higher court. [<L evocatio, -onis <evocare. See EVOKE.]
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