pourvoi

French

Etymology

From pourvoir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puʁ.vwa/
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Noun

pourvoi m (plural pourvois)

(law) appeal
- 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné:
  Plus de chance maintenant! Mon pourvoi sera rejeté, parce que tout est en règle
  No hope now! My appeal will be turned down, because all is in order

Further reading

“pourvoi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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