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1. | [ noun ] earnest or urgent request | |
Synonyms: | prayer entreaty | |
Examples: | "an entreaty to stop the fighting" "an appeal for help" "an appeal to the public to keep calm" |
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Related terms: | request solicitation supplication suit courtship adjuration demagoguery | |
2. | [ noun ] (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 | |
Related terms: | proceeding law | |
3. | [ noun ] attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates | |
Synonyms: | charm appealingness | |
Examples: | "his smile was part of his appeal to her" |
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Related terms: | attractiveness winsomeness siren_call capture | |
4. | [ verb ] take a court case to a higher court for review | |
Examples: | "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" |
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Related terms: | challenge appellant | |
5. | [ verb ] request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection | |
Synonyms: | invoke | |
Examples: | "appeal to somebody for help" "Invoke God in times of trouble" |
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Related terms: | request plead call_on invocation | |
6. | [ verb ] be attractive to | |
Synonyms: | attract | |
Examples: | "The idea of a vacation appeals to me" "The beautiful garden attracted many people" |
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Related terms: | repel capture beckon attraction attraction | |
7. | [ verb ] challenge (a decision) | |
Examples: | "She appealed the verdict" |
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Related terms: | challenge | |
8. | [ verb ] take proceedings to have (a case) reheard in a higher court | |
Examples: | "The case was appealed immediately after the verdict" |
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Related terms: | go | |
9. | [ verb ] cite as an authority; resort to | |
Synonyms: | invoke | |
Examples: | "He invoked the law that would save him" "I appealed to the law of 1900" "She invoked an ancient law" |
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Related terms: | mention | |
10. | [ noun ] request for a sum of money | |
Synonyms: | collection ingathering solicitation | |
Examples: | "an appeal to raise money for starving children" |
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Related terms: | request whip-round | |
Similar spelling: |
Apel Appel appal Appell appall apple apply |