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   appeal

   /əˈpiːl/

   verb

   • 1. make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "police are appealing for information about the incident" Similar ask urgently/earnestlyrequest urgently/earnestlymake an urgent/earnest requestcallmake a pleapleadbegsue
   • ▪ (of the bowler or fielders) call on the umpire to declare a batter out, traditionally with a shout of ‘How's that?’.
   • 2. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court: "he said he would appeal against the conviction"
   • ▪ apply to a higher court for a reversal of (the decision of a lower court): North American "they have 48 hours to appeal the decision"
   • ▪ try to persuade someone to do something by calling on (a particular principle or quality): "I appealed to his sense of justice" Similar implorebegbeseechentreatcall onplead withaskrequestpetitionpray toapply tosolicitexhortadjureinvokelobbyrare:obtestobsecrateimpetrate
   • 3. be attractive or interesting: "the range of topics will appeal to youngsters" Similar attractbe attractive tointerestbe of interest topleasetake someone's fancycharmengagefascinateintriguetemptenticeallurebeguilelureinvitedrawwhet someone's appetiteinformal:float someone's boattickle someone's fancyOpposite boreleave someone cold

   noun

   • 1. a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "his mother made an appeal for the return of the ring"
   • ▪ a shout of ‘How's that?’ or a similar call by a bowler or fielder to an umpire to declare a batter out.
   • ▪ entreaty: "a look of appeal on his face" Similar pleaurgent/earnest requestentreatycrycry from the heartcallpetitionprayersupplicationsolicitationapplicationoverturesuitcri de cœurde profundisarchaic:orisonrare:implorationadjurationobtestationimpetrationobsecration
   • ▪ an attempt to persuade someone to do something by calling on a particular principle or quality: "an appeal to their common cultural values"
   • 2. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed: "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal" Similar retrialreconsiderationre-examination
   • 3. a request for donations to support a charity or cause: "a public appeal to raise £120,000"
   • 4. the quality of being attractive or interesting: "the popular appeal of football" Similar attractionattractivenessinterestallurecharmenchantmentfascinationbeautycharismamagnetismtemptationseductivenessdrawing powerenticementinformal:pull

   Word Origin Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. appealer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   to ask for aid, support, mercy, sympathy, or the like; make an earnest entreaty: The college appealed to its alumni for funds. Synonyms: ask, request. 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.

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