invoke · verb
Sens et exemples
Citer une règle, une loi ou un principe pour justifier une action.
The lawyer invoked a clause in the contract to request a refund.
Officials invoked safety rules when they closed the damaged bridge.
She invoked the principle of equal treatment during the debate.
Formes
- invoke base form
- invokes third-person singular present
- invoked past tense and past participle
- invoking present participle