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n earnest or urgent request n attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates n (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court deci…

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  1. n earnest or urgent request n attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates n (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 n request for a sum of money v take a court case to a higher court for review v request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection v be attractive to v challenge (a decision) v cite as an authority; resort to