English dictionary
appeal
/@/'p/i/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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earnest or urgent request
ExamplesAn appeal for help.
An appeal to the public to keep calm.
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attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
ExamplesHis smile was part of his appeal to her.
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(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
ExamplesTheir appeal was denied in the superior court.
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request for a sum of money
ExamplesAn appeal to raise money for starving children.
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An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review.
Source: webster1913
verb
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take a court case to a higher court for review
ExamplesHe was found guilty but appealed immediately.
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request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
ExamplesAppeal to somebody for help.
Synonyms invokeSource: WordNet 3.0
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be attractive to
ExamplesThe idea of a vacation appeals to me.
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challenge (a decision)
ExamplesShe appealed the verdict.
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cite as an authority; resort to
ExamplesI appealed to the law of 1900.
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To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause <i>was appealed</i> from an inferior court.
Source: webster1913
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To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reëxamination of for decision.
Source: webster1913