pourvoi
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pourvoir.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- “pourvoi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.