A request by the losing party in a lawsuit that the judgment be reviewed by a higher court. Request to a higher court to change the decision of a trial court. Usually appeals are made and decided on FIGURE A.4 Aortic stenosis. (Courtesy of forensic...

In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. The specific procedures for appealing, including even whether there is a right of appeal from a particular type of decision, can vary greatly from country to country....