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Legal Move Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is APPEAL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• earnest or urgent request

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

• (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

• request for a sum of money

verb

• take a court case to a higher court for review

• request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

• be attractive to

• challenge (a decision)

• cite as an authority; resort to

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• a humble request for help from someone in authority

• (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

• an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

23%11 Defensive legal move by a defendant
noun

• a suit brought against someone who has sued you

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times08 Nov 1988 Across 53
New York Times15 Nov 1976 Down 51
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