# Appeal **Domain:** Governance / Procedural review **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition An **appeal** is a formal request that a designated reviewing authority reconsider an eligibility determination, sanction, classification, score, or other adjudicated result under specified grounds and procedures. ## Significance Appeal distinguishes mature administration from opaque finalization. A leaderboard or ledger can preserve a result perfectly while preserving an error perfectly; review supplies a governed path for correction. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [[wiki/Court of Arbitration for Sport|Court of Arbitration for Sport]] ## Routes [[wiki/Sanction|Sanction]] · [[wiki/Reintegration|Reintegration]] · [[wiki/Right Not To Be Finalized|Right Not To Be Finalized]] · [[wiki/Adjudication|Adjudication]]