appeal
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Definitions
Noun
earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
Noun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "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; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
Noun
request for a sum of money; "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"
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request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
Verb
be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
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challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
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cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"