The word "appeal" entered the English language in the early 1300s. It was derived from the Anglo-French verb apeler, meaning "to call upon" or "to accuse." Apeler, in turn, ultimately traced its roots to the Latin verb appellare: to accost, address, appeal to, summon or name.1
Bringing an appeal to New York's intermediate appellate courts involves all of those things. Lawyers accuse the trial court of error, and call upon the Appellate Division to address the problem. The four Departments then name panels of justices, who accost (or are accosted by) counsel during oral argument.
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