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appeal
[uh-peel]
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
Synonyms: , ,a request or reference to some person or authority for a decision, corroboration, judgment, etc.
Synonyms: ,Law.
an application or proceeding for review by a higher tribunal.
(in a legislative body or assembly) a formal question as to the correctness of a ruling by a presiding officer.
Obsolete.a formal charge or accusation.
the power or ability to attract, interest, amuse, or stimulate the mind or emotions.
The game has lost its appeal.
Synonyms:Obsolete.a summons or challenge.
verb (used without object)
to ask for aid, support, mercy, sympathy, or the like; make an earnest entreaty.
The college appealed to its alumni for funds.
Synonyms: ,Law.to apply for review of a case or particular issue to a higher tribunal.
to have need of or ask for proof, a decision, corroboration, etc.
to be especially attractive, pleasing, interesting, or enjoyable.
The red hat appeals to me.
verb (used with object)
Law.
to apply for review of (a case) to a higher tribunal.
Obsolete.to charge with a crime before a tribunal.
appeal
/ əˈ辱ː /
noun
a request for relief, aid, etc
the power to attract, please, stimulate, or interest
a dress with appeal
an application or resort to another person or authority, esp a higher one, as for a decision or confirmation of a decision
law
the judicial review by a superior court of the decision of a lower tribunal
a request for such review
the right to such review
cricket a verbal request to the umpire from one or more members of the fielding side to declare a batsman out
English law (formerly) a formal charge or accusation
appeal of felony
verb
(intr) to make an earnest request for relief, support, etc
(intr) to attract, please, stimulate, or interest
law to apply to a superior court to review (a case or particular issue decided by a lower tribunal)
(intr) to resort (to), as for a decision or confirmation of a decision
(intr) cricket to ask the umpire to declare a batsman out
(intr) to challenge the umpire's or referee's decision
Other 51Թ Forms
- appealability noun
- appealable adjective
- appealer noun
- nonappealability noun
- nonappealable adjective
- reappeal verb
- unappealed adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of appeal1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of appeal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Though family audiences were initially slow to return after the pandemic, movies that appeal to those theatergoers have turned out to be box office juggernauts.
But how do you appeal if the news wasn't what you wanted?
Having burned both their remaining reviews - a potential caught behind off Stubbs' glove and a flimsy lbw appeal against Bedingham - Cummins left himself no wriggle room in the event of some late drama.
Bringing down Iran's government might appeal to some in the region, especially some Israelis.
Ardern is so appealing, her manner so purposeful despite her admitted anxieties, that her struggle to respond forcefully and humanely to the pandemic — then endure threatening protests fueled by American-grown disinformation — is hard to watch.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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