cross-appeal

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncross-appeal (plural cross-appeals)

plural cross-appeals

  1. lawAn appeal to one court to review the decision of another.
verbcross-appeal (third-person singular simple present cross-appeals, present participle cross-appealing, simple past and past participle cross-appealed)

present singular third person cross-appeals · participle present cross-appealing · participle past cross-appealed · past cross-appealed

  1. intransitivelawTo appeal to one court to review the decision of another.

Origin

From cross- + appeal.

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APA

cross-appeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-appeal

MLA

“cross-appeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-appeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-appeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-appeal.

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