Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-appeal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
cross-ap-peal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appeal to one court to review the decision of another.

verb

To appeal to one court to review the decision of another.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From cross- + appeal.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-appeals (plural) cross-appeals (present, singular) cross-appealing (participle, present) cross-appealed (participle, past) cross-appealed (past)

Questions

What does cross-appeal mean?
An appeal to one court to review the decision of another.
Where does cross-appeal come from?
From cross- + appeal.

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