1. appeal d. a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court.
2. appellate c. the power to review and decide appeals, as a court
3. appealable f. subject to appeal
4. to appeal e. to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review
5. appellant b. the party who appeals a district court's decision, usually seeking reversal of that decision.
6. appellee a. the party who opposes an appellant's appeal, and who seeks to persuade the appeals court to affirm the district court's decision.