invocation

noun4

1. •
   The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
2. •
   An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.

   • As a matter of legal principle, the State should report whether all the necessary conditions for the invocation of the right of self-defense were existent. — 2008
3. •
   The act of invoking, such as a function call.
4. •
   A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.

   • the invocation of papers or evidence into court