[General] Invoke vs Evoke

[gychung]

Is there a difference between "To invoke a law" and "To evoke a law" ??

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, gychung, and well done for giving your thread a meaningful title.

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Rover

 

[konungursvia]

To evoke simply means to mention it using words. To invoke it means to make use of it in a legal context, for example in court or in congress or parliament.