Appeal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈpiːl|  American pronunciation of the word appeal
Brit.  |əˈpiːl|  British pronunciation of the word appeal

noun

- earnest or urgent request (syn: entreaty, prayer)
an appeal for help
an appeal to the public to keep calm
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates (syn: charm)
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 (syn: collection, ingathering, solicitation)
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 (syn: invoke)
appeal to somebody for help
- be attractive to (syn: attract)
The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- challenge (a decision)
She appealed the verdict
- cite as an authority; resort to (syn: invoke)
I appealed to the law of 1900

Extra examples

Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal.

His appeals to his father for money were ignored.

The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm.

We made a donation during the school's annual appeal.

She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless.

My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal.

The government appealed for calm.

The government appealed to the people to stay calm.

He appealed, arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict him.

She lost the case and appealed the following month.

We plan to appeal the court's decision.

The ruling can be appealed within 30 days.

Movies had a great appeal for him.

There is no appeal from a verdict of the higher court.

For the proof of the existence of the conscience, we appeal to the consciousness.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: appeal
he/she/it: appeals
present participle: appealing
past tense: appealed
past participle: appealed
noun
singular: appeal
plural: appeals
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