Term: appeal: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: siren call: the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous → 0
Candidate hypernym: harshness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions → 0
Candidate hypernym: auspiciousness: the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result → 0
Candidate hypernym: threshold: the smallest detectable sensation → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden handshake: a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hasidism: beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews → 0
Candidate hypernym: atoll: an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon → 0
Candidate hypernym: tauon: a lepton of very great mass → 0
Candidate hypernym: macrame: a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords → 0
Candidate hypernym: scorch: a discoloration caused by heat → 0