Legal action Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Friday, December 31, 2021 · 25-Across
Appeared in 4 New York Times Crosswords between March 1999 and December 2021.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 31, 2021 · 25-Across · 6 letters
APPEAL0 of 6 letters revealed
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(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
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