appeals court

: a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court

: an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision

: an earnest plea : entreaty

: to arouse a sympathetic response

: to make an earnest request

: to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review

: the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary

: a sovereign's formal assembly of councillors and officers

: the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power

: to seek to gain or achieve

: allure, tempt

: to act so as to invite or provoke