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