advocation

[Lat. advocatio = a summoning of legal a istance.] [ADVOCATE.] 1. The act or office of pleading; advocacy. " Des . Alas: thrice gentle Ca io, My advocation is not now in tune; My lord is not my lord." Shakesp.: Othello, iii. 4. *2. Scots Law : A mode of appeal from certain inferior courts to the supreme one. By 31 & 32 Vict., c. 100, the proce of advocation is abolished, and appeals are substituted in its room. Note of advocation: A writ employed for this appeal.