Do You Need to Hold a Stretch to Get the Benefit? Not necessarily. Stretching a muscle to the full extent of your ability and holding it for 15 to 30 seconds is what's called a static stretch, and there's no harm in stretching that way as long you don't stretch until it hurts.
An appeal is when someone who loses a case in a trial court asks a higher court (the appellate court) to review the trial court's decision. In almost all cases, the appellate court ONLY looks at two things: whether a LEGAL mistake was made in the trial court; AND; whether this mistake changed the final decision (called the judgment) in the case. An appeal is NOT: A new trial with witnesses or a jury;
Definition of appeal. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to arouse a sympathetic response an idea that appeals to him. 3  2 : to make an earnest request We appealed to them for help. 4  3 law : to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review. 5  4 : to call upon another for corroboration, vindication, or decision. 6  transitive verb.