appeal 1

verbdomain: v society

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

take a court case to a higher court for review

Examples

1.He was found guilty but appealed immediately

Derivationally related form

appealable 1

adjective

capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal

appellant 1

adjective

of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)

appeal 3

noun

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial

appellant 1

noun

the party who appeals a decision of a lower court