English edit

Etymology edit

From cross- +‎ appeal.

Noun edit

cross-appeal (plural cross-appeals)

  1. (law) An appeal to one court to review the decision of another.

Verb edit

cross-appeal (third-person singular simple present cross-appeals, present participle cross-appealing, simple past and past participle cross-appealed)

  1. (intransitive, law) To appeal to one court to review the decision of another.