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 |
verb. 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 |
verb. challenge (a decision) She appealed the verdict |
verb. 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 |