επικαλούμαι — meaning in English

English meaning

• appeal noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
• invoke verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
• quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.

Senses

επικαλούμαι is used for these senses in English:

• appeal (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
• invoke (transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
• quote (archaic) To observe, to take account of.

appeal — full definition

1. noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
2. noun A serious or urgent request for help, support, or something desired.
3. noun The quality of being attractive or interesting.
4. verb To formally request that a higher court review a decision.
5. verb To be attractive or interesting to someone.

invoke — full definition

1. verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
2. verb Computing: to cause a program, function, or command to run.

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