- cross appeal
- An appeal by the appellee. In the federal courts a cross appeal is argued with the initial appeal of the appellant. Fed.R.App.P. 34(d).See also appeal
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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cross–appeal — cross–ap·peal n: an appeal taken by an appellee against the appellant compare counterclaim, cross action, cross claim cross–appeal vb Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
cross appeal — An appeal by the appellee. In the federal courts a cross appeal is argued with the initial appeal of the appellant. Fed.R.App.P. 34(d). See also appeal … Black's law dictionary
cross appeal — appeal made to oppose another appeal in a court of law … English contemporary dictionary
appeal — ap·peal 1 /ə pēl/ n [Old French apel, from apeler to call, accuse, appeal, from Latin appellare]: a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court s judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court… … Law dictionary
cross — I (disagree with) verb act in opposition to, argue, be opposed to, collide, conflict with, confront, confute, contend, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, debate, defy, dispute, gainsay, homini obsistere, make a stand against, neutralize … Law dictionary
cross–claim — n: a claim against a party on the same side of an action (as a coplaintiff or codefendant) compare counterclaim, cross action, cross appeal, third party claim ◇ Under Rule 13(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a cross claim must be… … Law dictionary
cross–action — cross–ac·tion n: an action brought by a defendant in an existing action against a plaintiff or codefendant compare counterclaim, cross appeal, cross claim, third party claim Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Appeal — For other uses, see Appeal (disambiguation). An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court s decision. The District of… … Wikipedia
appeal — Resort to a superior (i.e. appellate) court to review the decision of an inferior (i.e. trial) court or administrative agency. A complaint to a higher tribunal of an error or injustice committed by a lower tribunal, in which the error or… … Black's law dictionary
appeal — Resort to a superior (i.e. appellate) court to review the decision of an inferior (i.e. trial) court or administrative agency. A complaint to a higher tribunal of an error or injustice committed by a lower tribunal, in which the error or… … Black's law dictionary
