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Appeal

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Definitions for Appeal

noun
earnest or urgent request
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Examples
  1. an entreaty to stop the fighting
  2. an appeal for help
  3. an appeal to the public to keep calm
noun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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  1. his smile was part of his appeal to her
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
Examples
  1. their appeal was denied in the superior court
noun
request for a sum of money
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  1. an appeal to raise money for starving children
verb
take a court case to a higher court for review
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  1. He was found guilty but appealed immediately
verb
request earnestly (something from somebody)
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  1. ask for aid or protection
  2. appeal to somebody for help
  3. Invoke God in times of trouble
verb
be attractive to
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  1. The idea of a vacation appeals to me
  2. The beautiful garden attracted many people
verb
challenge (a decision)
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  1. She appealed the verdict
verb
cite as an authority
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  1. resort to
  2. He invoked the law that would save him
  3. I appealed to the law of 1900
  4. She invoked an ancient law

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