n earnest or urgent request
n attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
n (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
n request for a sum of money
v take a court case to a higher court for review
v request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
v be attractive to
v challenge (a decision)
v cite as an authority; resort to