Appeal
(v. t.) 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. |
Appeal
(v. t.) To charge with a crime |
Appeal
(v. t.) To summon |
Appeal
(v. t.) To invoke. |
Appeal
(v. t.) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision. |
Appeal
(v. t.) To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc. |
Appeal
(v. t.) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review. |
Appeal
(v. t.) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. |
Appeal
(v. t.) The right of appeal. |
Appeal
(v. t.) An accusation |
Appeal
(v. t.) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement. |
Appeal
(v. t.) A summons to answer to a charge. |
Appeal
(v. t.) A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor |
Appeal
(v. t.) Resort to physical means |
Base-court
(n.) The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house |
Base-court
(n.) An inferior court of law, not of record. |
Breast-high
(a.) High as the breast. |
Court
(n.) An inclosed space |
Court
(n.) The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary |
Court
(n.) The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority |
Court
(n.) Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign |
Court
(n.) Attention directed to a person in power |
Court
(n.) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. |
Court
(n.) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice |
Court
(n.) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. |
Court
(n.) The judge or judges |
Court
(n.) The session of a judicial assembly. |
Court
(n.) Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. |
Court
(n.) A place arranged for playing the game of tennis |
Court
(v. t.) To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery |
Court
(v. t.) To endeavor to gain the affections of |
Court
(v. t.) To attempt to gain |
Court
(v. t.) To invite by attractions |
Court
(v. i.) To play the lover |
Court-baron
(n.) An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward |
Court-craft
(n.) The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts. |
Court-cupboard
(n.) A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. |
Court-leet
(n.) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. |
Court-martial
(n.) A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law. |
Court-martialed
(imp. & p. p.) of Court-martial |
Court-martialing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Court-martial |
Court-martial
(v. t.) To subject to trial by a court-martial. |
Court-plaster
(n.) Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin. |
Court tennis
() See under Tennis. |
High
(v. i.) To hie. |
High
(superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface |
High
(superl.) Regarded as raised up or elevated |
High
(superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual |
High
(superl.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like |
High
(superl.) Of noble birth |
| high colonic | an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes |
| high jump | the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar |
| court game | an athletic game played on a court |
royal tennis
real tennis
court tennis | an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court |
all fours
high-low-jack | card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game |
| high-low | poker in which the high and low hands split the pot |
jinks
high jinks
hijinks
high jinx | noisy and mischievous merrymaking |
extravagance
prodigality
lavishness
highlife
high life | excessive spending |
treason
high treason
lese majesty | a crime that undermines the offender's government |
high technology
high tech | highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) |
| high-angle fire | fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range |
high fidelity
hi-fi | the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion |
| High Mass | a solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
| high finance | large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical) |
| contempt of court | disrespect for the rules of a court of law |
| 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, their appeal was denied in the superior court |
| court-martial | a trial that is conducted by a military court |
court
homage | respectful deference, pay court to the emperor |
appearance appearing
coming into court | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action |
Monmouth Court House
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Monmouth | a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution () that ended with the withdrawal of British forces |
stepper
high stepper | a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting |
alto relievo
alto rilievo
high relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
Aswan High Dam
High Dam | one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt |
| badminton court | the court on which badminton is played |
| basketball court | the court on which basketball is played |
court
courtyard | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings, the house was built around an inner court |
| court | a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played, players had to reserve a court in advance |
| court courtroom | a room in which a lawcourt sits, television cameras were admitted in the courtroom |
| court | the residence of a sovereign or nobleman, the king will visit the duke's court |
| court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to dress superficial wounds |
dress hat
high hat opera hat
silk hat
stovepipe top hat
topper
beaver | a man's hat with a tall crown, usually covered with silk or with beaver fur |
face card
picture card
court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
| food court | an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) |
| handball court | the court on which handball is played |
hi-fi
high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
| high altar | the main altar in a church |
| high-angle gun | a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges |
high gear
high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
high-hat cymbal
high hat | cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal |
| high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
| high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
| high-warp loom | a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically, for weaving tapestry |
| high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
| home court | (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games |
horizontal bar
high bar | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends |
knee-high
knee-hi | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
court lawcourt
court of law
court of justice | a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws |
main street
high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
motor hotel
motor inn
motor lodge
tourist court
court | a hotel for motorists, provides direct access from rooms to parking area |