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Appeal — For other uses, see Appeal (disambiguation). An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court s decision. The District of… … Wikipedia
appeal — ap·peal 1 /ə pēl/ n [Old French apel, from apeler to call, accuse, appeal, from Latin appellare]: a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court s judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court… … Law dictionary
Appeal as from an abuse — • The object was to safeguard equally the rights both of the State and of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Appeal As From An Abuse Appeal as from an abuse … Catholic encyclopedia
appeal — A request to the U.S. District Court (or the bankruptcy appellate panel if there is one in the circuit) to review a decision of the bankruptcy court. A request to the Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision of the U.S. District Court (or… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Appeal as from an abuse — (French appel comme d abus ) is a legal term applied in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, meaning originally a legal appeal as recourse to the civil forum (court) against the usurpation by the ecclesiastical forum of the rights of civil … Wikipedia
Appeal — request by the provider of the object of conformity assessment to the conformity assessment body or accreditation body for reconsideration by that body of a decision it has made relating to that object (p. 6.4 ISO/IEC 17000:2004). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
appeal — [ə pēl′] vt. [ME apelen < OFr apeler < L appellare, to accost, apply to, appeal; iterative < appellere, to prepare < ad , to + pellere: see FELT1] 1. to make a request to a higher court for the rehearing or review of (a case) 2. Obs.… … English World dictionary
Appeal Court — Apˈpeal Court noun [countable] another name for Court of Appeal * * * appeal court UK US noun [S] LAW ► (also appeals court) a law court that has the power to change the decision of a lower court: »Now, unless an appeal court overt … Financial and business terms
appeal court — ➔ court1 * * * appeal court UK US noun [S] LAW ► (also appeals court) a law court that has the power to change the decision of a lower court: »Now, unless an appeal court overturns the judgment, the company will be split in two. ► … Financial and business terms
Appeal — Ap*peal , n. [OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr. appeler. See {Appeal}, v. t.] 1. (Law) (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re[ e]xamination or review. (b) The mode of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
