n.
Pronunciation: ˌ käm-p ə - ' l ā -sh ə n, - ˌ pe-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin compellation-, compellatio, from compellare to address, from com- + -pellare (as in appellare to accost, appeal to)
Date: 1603
1 : an act or action of addressing someone
2 : APPELLATION 1