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▸ 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 ("Their appeal was denied in the superior court")
▸ noun: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates ("His smile was part of his appeal to her")
▸ noun: request for a sum of money ("An appeal to raise money for starving children")
▸ noun: earnest or urgent request ("An appeal for help")
▸ verb: take a court case to a higher court for review ("He was found guilty but appealed immediately")
▸ verb: challenge (a decision) ("She appealed the verdict")
▸ verb: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection ("Appeal to somebody for help")
▸ verb: cite as an authority; resort to ("I appealed to the law of 1900")
▸ verb: be attractive to ("The idea of a vacation appeals to me")
▸ Also see appeals
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▸ Idioms related to appeal (New!)
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▸ 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 ("Their appeal was denied in the superior court")
▸ noun: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates ("His smile was part of his appeal to her")
▸ noun: request for a sum of money ("An appeal to raise money for starving children")
▸ noun: earnest or urgent request ("An appeal for help")
▸ verb: take a court case to a higher court for review ("He was found guilty but appealed immediately")
▸ verb: challenge (a decision) ("She appealed the verdict")
▸ verb: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection ("Appeal to somebody for help")
▸ verb: cite as an authority; resort to ("I appealed to the law of 1900")
▸ verb: be attractive to ("The idea of a vacation appeals to me")
▸ Also see appeals
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to appeal
▸ Usage examples for appeal
▸ Idioms related to appeal (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing appeal
▸ Words that often appear near appeal
▸ Rhymes of appeal
▸ Invented words related to appeal