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Definition of Invokes
1. invoke [v] - See also: invoke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Invokes
Literary usage of Invokes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"3The senators all cross to R, pause and look at the dead body; also give a half
look at Antony; Casca being very offensive. *Rises and invokes the gods. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"... or there were other conditions present which required the application of some
other principle than that which defendant here invokes for his protection. ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The defendant in error invokes that provision of the statute and no other.
He was merely relieved from imprisonment, and it is that and that only of which ..."
4. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"3The senators all cross to R, pause and look at the dead body; also give a half
look at Antony; Casca being very offensive. *Rises and invokes the gods. ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"... or there were other conditions present which required the application of some
other principle than that which defendant here invokes for his protection. ..."
6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The defendant in error invokes that provision of the statute and no other.
He was merely relieved from imprisonment, and it is that and that only of which ..."
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