appeal

N. a formal request for a decision to be changed

There is no right to take an appeal to the House of Lords. Permission to do so must be granted either by the Court of Appeal or by the House of Lords itself. In the common law system, appeals only concern questions of law, never questions of fact.

appeal

V. take a court case to a higher court for review

He said they would appeal the decision. (US)

He said they would appeal against the decision (UK)

His appeal against the verdict was successful.

The World Trade Organization ruled Friday that U.S. subsidies to cotton farmers are unfair to producers in Brazil, but the United States said it will appeal the decision.

appellant

N. someone who is appealing against a court's decision

appellate

Adj. an appellate court (US court of appeals ; UK ­ court of appeal)

The appellate court overturned the conviction for murder, and so he was released from prison.