Definition of appeal

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Appeal (v. t.) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review.

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Peal :: Peal (v. i.) To appeal.
Appealed :: Appealed (imp. & p. p.) of Appea.
Rota :: Rota (n.) An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members..
Appellee :: Appellee (n.) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor..
Appellant :: Appellant (n.) One who appeals or entreats.
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review.
Appealable :: Appealable (a.) That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter..
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty..
Authority :: Authority (n.) That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc..
Protestant :: Protestant (v.) One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church..
Try :: Try (v. t.) To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions..
Appealing :: Appealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Appea.
Ordeal :: Ordeal (n.) An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes..
Appellor :: Appellor (n.) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime..
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc..
Appellate :: Appellate (a.) Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals..
Melting :: Melting (a.) Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood..
Appealed :: Appealed (imp. & p. p.) of Appeas.
Oath :: Oath (n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing..
Protest :: Protest (v. t.) To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to..
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