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appeal

noun(ap-peal)

a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court

appeal

noun(ap-peal)

an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision

appeal

noun(ap-peal)

an earnest plea : entreaty

appeal

verb(ap-peal)

to arouse a sympathetic response

appeal

verb(ap-peal)

to make an earnest request

appeal

verb(ap-peal)

to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review

appeal

noun(ap-peal)

the visual attractiveness of a house as seen from the street

appeal

noun(ap-peal)

personal appeal or physical attractiveness especially for members of the opposite sex

appeal

noun(ap-peal)

stimulating attractiveness

appeal

noun(ap-peal)

qualities in a product that appeal to the snobbery in a purchaser

appeal

idiom(ap-peal)

—when the judgment of a lower court on a case is reviewed by a higher court

appeal

idiom(ap-peal)

being reviewed by a higher court

appeal

noun phrase(ap-peal)

a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts —called also court of appeal

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