appeal

uh-PEEL

meaning in plain English

A request to a higher authority to change a decision made by a lower one.

Picture a kid pleading to a teacher—his big, hopeful appeal to change the grade.

for example

After losing the case, the lawyer asked the court to look at it again by filing an appeal.

Imagine you ask a teacher to reconsider a grade you think was unfair. That’s an appeal—you’re asking someone higher up to take another look at the call they made.