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   appeal

   /əˈpiːl/

   verb

   • 1. make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "police are appealing for information about the incident" Similar ask urgently/earnestlyrequest urgently/earnestlymake an urgent/earnest requestcallmake a pleapleadbegsue
   • ▪ (of the bowler or fielders) call on the umpire to declare a batter out, traditionally with a shout of ‘How's that?’.
   • 2. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court: "he said he would appeal against the conviction"
   • ▪ apply to a higher court for a reversal of (the decision of a lower court): North American "they have 48 hours to appeal the decision"
   • ▪ try to persuade someone to do something by calling on (a particular principle or quality): "I appealed to his sense of justice" Similar implorebegbeseechentreatcall onplead withaskrequestpetitionpray toapply tosolicitexhortadjureinvokelobbyrare:obtestobsecrateimpetrate
   • 3. be attractive or interesting: "the range of topics will appeal to youngsters" Similar attractbe attractive tointerestbe of interest topleasetake someone's fancycharmengagefascinateintriguetemptenticeallurebeguilelureinvitedrawwhet someone's appetiteinformal:float someone's boattickle someone's fancyOpposite boreleave someone cold

   noun

   • 1. a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "his mother made an appeal for the return of the ring"
   • ▪ a shout of ‘How's that?’ or a similar call by a bowler or fielder to an umpire to declare a batter out.
   • ▪ entreaty: "a look of appeal on his face" Similar pleaurgent/earnest requestentreatycrycry from the heartcallpetitionprayersupplicationsolicitationapplicationoverturesuitcri de cœurde profundisarchaic:orisonrare:implorationadjurationobtestationimpetrationobsecration
   • ▪ an attempt to persuade someone to do something by calling on a particular principle or quality: "an appeal to their common cultural values"
   • 2. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed: "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal" Similar retrialreconsiderationre-examination
   • 3. a request for donations to support a charity or cause: "a public appeal to raise £120,000"
   • 4. the quality of being attractive or interesting: "the popular appeal of football" Similar attractionattractivenessinterestallurecharmenchantmentfascinationbeautycharismamagnetismtemptationseductivenessdrawing powerenticementinformal:pull

   Word Origin Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. appealer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   APPEAL definition: 1. a request to the public for money, information, or help: 2. a request made to a court of law or…. Learn more.

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   1. law : a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court. 2. a. : an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision. b. : an earnest plea : entreaty. an appeal for help. c. : an organized request for donations. the annual fundraising appeal. 3.

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   APPEAL meaning: 1. a request to the public for money, information, or help: 2. a request made to a court of law or…. Learn more.

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   To appeal is to ask earnestly for help or support, on grounds of reason, justice, common humanity, etc.: to appeal for contributions to a cause. To petition is to ask by written request, by prayer, or the like, that something be granted: to petition for more playgrounds.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPPEAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you appeal to someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In British English, you appeal against something. In American English, you appeal something.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishappeal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   appeal. verb. /əˈpiːl/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] to make a deeply felt request, especially for something that is needed immediately. I am appealing (= asking for money) on behalf of the famine victims. appeal for something Community leaders appealed for calm (= urged people to remain calm).

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   n. 1. An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication. 2. A resort to a higher authority or greater power, as for sanction, corroboration, or a decision: an appeal to reason; an appeal to her listener's sympathy. 3. Law. a. A higher court's review of the correctness of a decision by a lower court. b. A case so reviewed. c.