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Asking a higher court to admit the lower one blew it.
means A formal request for a higher court to review and possibly reverse a lower court's decision.
from From Latin appellare, to address or call upon — literally summoning a bigger authority to settle the argument.
No do-oversAppeals review the record, not new evidence.
Long oddsMost appeals affirm the original ruling.
Top floorThe Supreme Court is the final appeal.