appeal

(noun)

(a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re-examination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver.

Related Terms

Examples of appeal in the following topics:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals

    • The U.S. federal courts of appeals, also known as appellate courts or circuit courts, hear appeals from district courts as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies.
    • The thirteenth court of appeals hears appeals from the Court of International Trade, the U.S.
    • In addition, few appealed cases are heard in the higher courts.
    • Courts of Appeals, with the exception of one, are divided into geographic regions known as circuits that hear appeals from district courts within the region..
    • Discuss the role of the U.S. federal courts of appeals in the judiciary

  • Types of Courts

    • The federal court system has three levels: district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court.
    • In these cases, the district courts have jurisdiction to hear appeals from such lower bodies.
    • The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts.
    • In the latter case, many defendants appeal to the Supreme Court.
    • There is generally no right of appeal to the Supreme Court.

  • The Judicial Branch

    • It consists of a court of final appeal in addition to lower courts.
    • A court of appeals decides appeals from the district courts within its federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agencies.
    • There currently are thirteen United States courts of appeals.
    • The thirteenth court of appeals is the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has nationwide jurisdiction over certain appeals based on their subject matter.
    • Map of the geographic boundaries of the various United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts.

  • Basic Judicial Requirements

    • The trial courts are U.S. district courts, followed by United States courts of appeals and then the Supreme Court of the United States.
    • Generally, a final ruling by a district court in either a civil or a criminal case can be appealed to the United States court of appeals in the federal judicial circuit in which the district court is located, except that some district court rulings involving patents and certain other specialized matters must be appealed instead to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in a very few cases the appeal may be taken directly to the United States Supreme Court.
    • Courts of Appeals, with the exception of one, are divided into geographic regions known as circuits that hear appeals from district courts within the region..

  • Likeability of Political Candidates

    • Candidates run for office by orchestrating expensive campaigns designed to increase their appeal to the electorate.
    • Candidates running for election to public office need to appeal to the electorate in order to acquire votes.

  • The Candidates

    • Many candidates utilize demographic factors to appeal to voters.
    • Other candidates appeal to voters through shared religious affiliations.
    • First Lady, Michelle Obama, appealed to voters by emphasizing the humble background of her husband during her speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

  • The Powers of State Government

    • A supreme court that hears appeals from lower state courts heads the judicial branch in most states.
    • Most states have at least one trial-level court and an intermediate appeals court from which only some cases are appealed to the highest court.

  • Uniting Competing Factions Within the Party

    • Instead of adopting polarizing ideological views, the Democratic and Republican Parties stand for the core American values of liberty, democracy, and equal opportunity that appeal to many Americans.
    • Most of the language used in party platforms is generic to appeal to a wide audience while other sections are narrowly written to appeal to certain factions or interest groups in the party.

  • The 27th Amendment

    • Anderson, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Twenty-seventh Amendment does not affect annual COLAs.
    • Clinton, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that receiving such a COLA does not grant members of the Congress standing in federal court to challenge that COLA; the Supreme Court did not hear either case and so has never ruled on this amendment's effect on COLAs.

  • Referenda on Affirmative Action

    • However, the MCRI was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2011.
    • Bill Schutte, Attorney General for the State of Michigan, announced that he was appealing the Sixth Circuit's decision, so the MCRI is in effect until the appeal is complete.