Definition of appeal

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Appeal (v. t.) A summons to answer to a charge.

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Avouch :: Avouch (v. t.) To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
Frustratory :: Frustratory (a.) Making void; rendering null; as, a frustratory appeal..
Move :: Move (v. t.) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence..
Anacoenosis :: Anacoenosis (n.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
Appellant :: Appellant (n.) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal..
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..
Adjure :: Adjure (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly..
Reference :: Reference (n.) Appeal.
Unappealable :: Unappealable (a.) Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher tribunal by appeal; as, an unappealable suit or action..
Appealant :: Appealant (n.) An appellant.
Peal :: Peal (v. i.) To appeal.
Appealing :: Appealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Appea.
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term..
Inhibition :: Inhibition (n.) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal..
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision.
Appealing :: Appealing (a.) That appeals; imploring.
Languish :: Languish (v. i.) To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy..
Appellor :: Appellor (n.) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime..
Rota :: Rota (n.) An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members..
Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary..
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