The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
The act of invoking, such as a function call.
A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.