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Appeal

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.

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Narrower term 9

Adjuration 76% connected

The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.

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Courting 76% connected

of Court

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Courtship 76% connected

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

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Demagogy 76% connected

Demagogism.

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Plea 76% connected

That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in…

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Suit 76% connected

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

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Supplication 76% connected

The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.

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Winsomeness 76% connected

The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner.

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Wooing 76% connected

of Woo

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Advert 76% connected

To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.

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Affect 76% connected

To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

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Asking 76% connected

of Ask

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Bespeak 76% connected

To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.

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Challenge 76% connected

An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message con…

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Cite 76% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Impress 76% connected

To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).

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Mention 76% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Name 76% connected

The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.

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Petition 76% connected

A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a perso…

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Postulation 76% connected

The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.

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Proceeding 76% connected

of Proceed

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Quest 76% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

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Refer 76% connected

To carry or send back.

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Request 76% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

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Strike 76% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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Manner of action 15

Becharm 76% connected

To charm; to captivate.

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Beckon 76% connected

To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.

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Beguile 76% connected

To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

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Bewitch 76% connected

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

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Captivate 76% connected

To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

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Capture 76% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Charm 76% connected

A melody; a song.

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Enamor 76% connected

To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of book…

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Enchant 76% connected

To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

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Entrance 76% connected

The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of pro…

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Fascinate 76% connected

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

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Plead 76% connected

of Plead

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Trance 76% connected

A tedious journey.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Derivationally related 16

Appealable 74% connected

Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.

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Appealable 74% connected

Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.

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Appellant 74% connected

Relating to an appeal; appellate.

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Appellant 74% connected

Relating to an appeal; appellate.

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Appellate 74% connected

Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.

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Appellate 74% connected

Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.

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Attract 74% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

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Attract 74% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

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Attraction 74% connected

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending…

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Attraction 74% connected

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending…

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Attractive 74% connected

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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Attractive 74% connected

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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Attractor 74% connected

One who, or that which, attracts.

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Attractor 74% connected

One who, or that which, attracts.

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Entreaty 74% connected

Treatment; reception; entertainment.

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Entreaty 74% connected

Treatment; reception; entertainment.

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Synonym 7

Attract 92% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

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Charm 92% connected

A melody; a song.

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Collection 92% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Entreaty 92% connected

Treatment; reception; entertainment.

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Ingathering 92% connected

The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest.

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Invoke 92% connected

To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; a…

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Prayer 92% connected

One who prays; a supplicant.

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Jurisdiction 84% connected

The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority…

legal reasoning 25% interchangeable

A request for review of a decision.

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Repel 94% connected

To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

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Repel 94% connected

To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

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