1a : to petition for help or support. b : to appeal to or cite as authority. 2 : to call forth by incantation : conjure. 3 : to make an earnest request for : solicit.

What does invoke a clause mean?

From Longman Business Dictionaryin‧voke /ɪnˈvəʊk-ˈvoʊk/ verb [transitive] to use a law, principle etc to support a view or decisionThe seller of the goods invoked an exclusion clause in the guarantee.

Will not invoke meaning?

invoke Add to list Share. To invoke is to call up something such as a law, a higher power, or even a ghost. In court, you might invoke the Fifth Amendment (the right not to say something that will make you look bad) if you don't want to talk.