n.
1.earnest or urgent request
2.attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
3.(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
4.request for a sum of money appeal v.
1.take a court case to a higher court for review
2.request earnestly (something from somebody)
3.be attractive to
4.challenge (a decision)
5.cite as an authority
Idiom of the Day
bring (something) to a head
to cause something to reach a point where a decision or some action is necessary
The accident will bring the issue of safety to a head.