Word Finder - appeals

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An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re-examination or review.

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The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.

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The right of appeal.

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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.

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An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver.

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A summons to answer to a charge.

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A call to a person or an authority for help, proof or a decision; entreaty.

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He made an appeal for volunteers to help at the festival.

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Resort to physical means; recourse.

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Power to attract or interest.

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A call to or use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.

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To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.

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To call on (someone) for aid

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I appeal to all of you to help the orphans.

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(informal elsewhere) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination or for decision.

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To be attractive.

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That idea appeals to me.

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To ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that" or "Howzat".

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To accuse (someone of something).

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To summon; to challenge.

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To invoke (used with to).

The scenery is fine, but wild and desolate in most parts, and of a kind that appeals rather to the northern genius than to the Italian, to whom, as a rule, Sardinia is not attractive.

A formal appeals process and trial by jury are commonplace.

Appeals and complaints may be taken from the presbytery to the synod.

While governor he was a frequent contributor to the New Jersey Gazette, and in this way he greatly aided the American cause during the war by his denunciation of the enemy and appeals to the patriotism of his countrymen.

The principal function of these courts is the hearing of appeals both civil and criminal from the courts of first instance; only in.

It is very striking that in his appeal to tradition Vincent assigns no part to the bishops as such - apart from the council; he appeals to the ancient "teachers," not to any apostolic succession.

In the same year the Lutheran reformation took hold of him, and he began to issue appeals in prose and verse against the Mass and against the pope as antichrist.

But it is plain that, once convinced of the necessity for the king's execution, he was the chief instrument in overcoming all scruples among his judges, and in resisting the protests and appeals of the Scots.

Clarke appeals to the immensity of time and space as involving infinity in God.

Avon combined a swirl design with attractive shells in the mid 1970s to create an earring style that appeals to people who want to introduce a little marine inspired fashion into their style.

Christian approved a plan by which a formal state church should be established in Denmark, all appeals to Rome should be abolished, and the king and diet should have final jurisdiction in ecclesiastical causes.

The Euhemerist theory mainly appeals to ancestor worship - a fact of undoubted importance in the history of religion, especially in China and in ancient Rome.

The synod hears appeals and references from presbyteries; and by its discussions and decisions business of various kinds, if not settled, is ripened for consideration and final settlement by the general assembly, the supreme court of the Church.

Actions may be transferred to it, and appeals made to it, from the county courts in all cases arising within the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports as defined by that act.

Special provisions were made respecting appeals from the High Court to the sovereign in council.

Either party, or the minister for Labour, may refer a determination to the court of industrial appeals, and the court, in the event of a special board failing to make a determination, may itself be called upon to frame one.

The courts of appeal and cassation, too, often have more than they can do; in the year 1907 the court of cassation at Rome decided 948 appeals on points of law in civil cases, while no fewer than 460 remained to be decided.

For some time all appeals to the king, to parliament, and to the courts of justice were unavailing; but on the 12th of February 1684 his application to Chief Justice Jeffreys was at last successful, and he was set at liberty on finding bail to the amount of X40,000, to appear in the House of Lords in the following session.

The Act of Appeals had already prohibited any appeal from the archbishop's court.

This council endeavoured to set up a system of appeals in the case of bishops, in which the see of Rome was made to play a great part.

The distinguishing feature of this appeal was that the rule of the other appeals did not apply to it.

They meet twice a year to hear appeals from presbyteries.

It illustrates Marino Sanuto's Secreta fidelium crucis, in which its author vainly appeals to Christendom to undertake another crusade.

England had already taken measures to check the papal claims. France in the Pragmatic Sanction reformulated the claim of the councils to be superior to the pope, as well as the decision of the council of Basel in regard to elections, annates and other dues, limitations on ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and appeals to the pope.

This decision of the federal appeals court directly conflicts with the decision of another federal appeals court that decided student-led prayers should be banned.

Be sure the style and fit appeals to you, especially if you plan on dancing a lot.

While the classic chocolate truffle appeals to many couples, there is a wide range of truffle flavors and rich combinations to tickle any taste buds.

Set aside a weekend to visit the beaches to see if there is one that appeals to you and your partner.

It's your cake, so go for what appeals to you most.

With lots of websites devoted to the subject, as well as forums and message boards, you're sure to find something that appeals to you, if that's your thing.

The Anna Nicole estate was denied any money in the most recent unanimous ruling by a federal appeals court.

The brand has built up a solid reputation in the children's clothing field by providing classic, but modern clothing that appeals to young kids and parents alike.

Girls of this age group are generally not very picky about clothes, so as long as you choose something that appeals to their general style, you should have a nice gift picked out.

Since a moon necklace with a nude woman appeals to a diverse audience, you can find moon theme necklaces at many local jewelry stores.

This type of necklace will be around for a while because it appeals to a broad audience.

Prayer jewelry is one of the relatively new trends that appeals to those who enjoys religious jewelry.

As to appeals the mixed council of Cliff at Hoo (747) said they should go to the synod of the province.

The latter was treated as a mere delegate, from whom an appeal could be made to the bishop. The former had one consistory with the bishop, so that appeals from him had to be made to the court of the metropolitan.

In France the primatial sees and the course of appeals to them were well established (Fournier, p. 2 19).

Appeals to Rome lay from interlocutory as well as final judgments.

In the 13th centur y Archbishop Peckham, says Maitland (p. 117), as archbishop "asserted for himself and his official (1) a general right to entertain in the first instance complaints made against his suffragans' subjects, and (2) a general right to hear appeals omisso medio."

In England the Constitutions of Clarendon (by chap. viii.) prohibited appeals to the pope; but after the murder of St Thomas of Canterbury Henry II.

Obstacles were placed in the way of appeals to the pope omisso medio.

In 1438 the council of Basel took away all papal original jurisdiction (save in certain reserved cases - of which infra), evocation of causes to Rome, appeals to Rome omisso medio, and appeals to Rome altogether in many causes.

Such appeals when permissible, except the " greater," were to be tried by delegates on the spot (31st Session; Mansi, Concilia, in loco).

Spain appears to have permitted and recognized appeals to the pope.

The statute is aimed at appeals; but the words used in it concerning " citations and all other processes " are wide enough to take away also the " original " jurisdiction of the pope.

This was copied from the then existent practice in admiralty appeals and was the origin of the so-called court of delegates.

Besides contributing to the Globe newspaper, he made appeals to the people by systematic preaching, and organized centres of action in some of the principal cities of France.

The Western bishops who remained confirmed the previous decisions of the Roman synod; and by its 3rd, 4th and 5th decrees relating to the rights of revision, the council of Sardica endeavoured to settle the procedure of ecclesiastical appeals.