appeal
verb
°To accuse (someone of something).
°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. --Tomlins. WP.
"I appeal unto Cæsar. --Acts xxv. 11."
noun
°(a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation.
°A summons to answer to a charge. --John Dryden.