appeal

/əpˈil/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

earnest or urgent request
“an entreaty to stop the fighting”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
“his smile was part of his appeal to her”
(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
“their appeal was denied in the superior court”
request for a sum of money
“an appeal to raise money for starving children”

verb

take a court case to a higher court for review
“He was found guilty but appealed immediately”
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
“appeal to somebody for help”
be attractive to
“The idea of a vacation appeals to me”
challenge (a decision)
“She appealed the verdict”
cite as an authority; resort to
“He invoked the law that would save him”

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