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Thesaurus: avocate

To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.

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  1. a. To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
  2. To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal. [Obs. or Archaic] One who avocateth his mind from other occupations. Barrow. He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome. Robertson.
  3. To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to anothertribunal. [Obs. or Archaic]One who avocateth his mind from other occupations. Barrow.He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome. Robertson.