appeal
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
Other meanings
The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "appello#Etymology_2_2".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “appeal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.