🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Advocacia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: advokaˈsiɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Advocation/ˌæd.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A advocacia dela pelos direitos das crianças é notável."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of advocating or supporting a cause or proposal.

    "Her advocation for environmental protection has inspired many to join the movement."
  2. 2

    A legal term referring to the act of calling a case to a higher court.

    "The advocation of the case to the Supreme Court was a significant legal milestone."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'advocation' originates from the Latin 'advocatio', which means 'to call to one's aid'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of calling upon someone for support or assistance, particularly in legal contexts.

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