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

    • appeal :take a court case to a higher court for review
      • He was found guilty but appealed immediately

    • appeal :attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
      • his smile was part of his appeal to her

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

    • appeal :(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

    • appeal :be attractive to
      • The idea of a vacation appeals to me|The beautiful garden attracted many people

    • appeal :request for a sum of money
      • an appeal to raise money for starving children

    • appeal :challenge (a decision)
      • She appealed the verdict

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