Appeal

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Definitions:

Noun

entreaty prayer appeal

Definition: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

appeal appealingness charm

Definition: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"

appeal

Definition: (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"

solicitation appeal collection ingathering

Definition: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

Definition: An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

Verb

appeal

Definition: take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

appeal invoke

Definition: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

attract appeal

Definition: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

appeal

Definition: challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"

invoke appeal

Definition: 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"

Definition: Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.