A request to a higher court to review a lower court decision

Appeal (n)	A request to a higher court to review a lower court decision.
Appeal (v)	to ask a higher court to reverse the decision of a trial court after final judgment or other legal ruling
Binding (adj)
Consideration	payment or money.
Conviction	the result of a criminal trial in which the defendant has been found guilty of a crime
Defendant	The person defending a suit. accused in a criminal case.
Equitable estoppel	A legal principle that bars a party from denying or alleging a certain fact owing to that party's previous conduct, allegation, or denial.
Grounds	a reason, cause or argument
Hierarchy	a system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group
Influential	having a lot of influence on someone or something
Injustice	That which is opposed to justice
Judgement	A decision by a court or other tribunal that resolves a controversy and determines the rights and obligations of the parties.
Judicial	Relating to the courts or belonging to the office of a judge; a term pertaining to the administration of justice, the courts, or a judge, as in judicial power.
Judiciary	the part of government that consists of all the judges and courts in a country. The other two parts of government are the executive and the legislature .
Judicious	having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions
Justice	Fair
Misstatement	the act of deliberately giving false information to someone, especially in order to persuade them to enter into a contract, or a statement giving false
Obiter dictum	Obiter dictum (plural obiter dicta) is an opinion or a remark made by a judge which does not form a necessary part of the court's decision. The word obiter dicta is a Latin word which means “things said by the way.” Obiter dicta can be passing comments, opinions or examples provided by a judge. Statements constituting obiter dicta are therefore not binding. For example, if a court dismisses a case due to lack of jurisdiction and offers opinions on merits of a case, then these opinions constitutes obiter dicta
Overrule	The refusal by a judge to sustain an objection set forth by an attorney during a trial, such as an objection to a particular question posed to a witness. To make void, annul, supersede, or reject through a subsequent decision or action.
Overturn	to disagree with a decision made earlier by a lower court