n01185611
type | n |
lex_filenum | 04 |
def | (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 |
examples | their appeal was denied in the superior court |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings |
Domain of synset - TOPIC | law, jurisprudence |
Derivationally related form | appeal → appeal; appeal → appeal |
Incoming links | |
Pertainym (pertains to noun) | appellant → appeal |
Pertainym (pertains to noun) | appellate → appeal |
Hyponym | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings |
Member of this domain - TOPIC | law, jurisprudence |
Derivationally related form | appeal → appeal; appeal → appeal |
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