What does appeal mean?
Definitions for appeal
əˈpilap·peal
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word appeal.
Princeton's WordNet
entreaty, prayer, appeal(noun)
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(noun)
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
appeal(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"
solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering(verb)
request for a sum of money
"an appeal to raise money for starving children"
appeal(verb)
take a court case to a higher court for review
"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
appeal, invoke(verb)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
"appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
attract, appeal(verb)
be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
appeal(verb)
challenge (a decision)
"She appealed the verdict"
invoke, appeal(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"
Wiktionary
appeal(Noun)
(a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. --Tomlins. --Bouvier.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Noun)
A summons to answer to a charge. --John Dryden.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Noun)
A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty.
A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of wonders. -Francis Bacon.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Noun)
Resort to physical means; recourse.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Noun)
The power to attract or interest
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Noun)
the act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Verb)
To accuse (someone of something).
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Verb)
To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision. --Tomlins.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Verb)
To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Verb)
To be attractive; as, that idea appeals to me means "I find the idea attractive".
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appeal(Verb)
To ask an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
Wikipedia
Appeal
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and interpreting law. Although appellate courts have existed for thousands of years, common law countries did not incorporate an affirmative right to appeal into their jurisprudence until the 19th century.
Webster Dictionary
Appeal(verb)
to make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
to charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person of felony
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
to summon; to challenge
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
to invoke
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
to apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
to call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
an application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
the mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
the right of appeal
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
an accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
an accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
a summons to answer to a charge
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
a call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Appeal(verb)
resort to physical means; recourse
Etymology: [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. Peal.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Appeal
ap-pēl′, v.i. to call upon, have recourse to (with to): to refer (to a witness or superior authority): make supplication or earnest request to a person for a thing: to resort for verification or proof to some principle or person.—v.t. to remove a cause (to another court).—n. act of appealing: a supplication: removal of a cause to a higher tribunal.—adjs. Appeal′able; Appeal′ing, relating to appeals.—adv. Appeal′ingly.—n. Appeal′ingness. [O. Fr. apeler—appellāre, -ātum, to address, call by name; also to appeal to, impeach.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
appeal
See Appendix, Articles of War, 29, 30.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1069
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2957
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Nouns Frequency: #413
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Verbs Frequency: #477
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of appeal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of appeal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of appeal in a Sentence
Taking George Conway down by taking George Conway off these platforms and not giving George Conway, showing that George Conway is powerless to do anything about it and then ultimately sending George Conway back to Mar-a-Lago is going to diminishes appeal to these people who really seek some kind of authoritarian leader.
It is the attorney general's sworn duty to uphold and defend Montana's constitution until such time as there is no further review or no appeal can be made in a court of law.
Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro:
If the (supreme court) appeal is upheld, I will give an approving decision.
I think Republicans have got to try something. It’s pretty hard for them to win the White House if current Hispanic voting trends continue. (Bush) has some unique abilities to appeal to those voters and he’s going to maximize them.
Unless you can appeal to the diverse parts of the Democratic Party, including specifically the black community, including specifically Latinos, if you can't do that, then we can't beat Donald Trump in November.
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- استئناف, التماس, مناشدةArabic
- abellirCatalan, Valencian
- odvolání, odvolat, apelovatCzech
- Berufung, in Berufung gehen, ansprechen, anziehenGerman
- apelar, atraerSpanish
- گیرایی, جاذبه, کشش, فرجامخواهی, استینافPersian
- vedota, viehätysvoima, valitus, kiinnostavuus, haaste, kysyä, vetovoima, pyytää, haastaa, turvautuminen, viehättää, miellyttää, valittaa, vetoomusFinnish
- attrait, appel, appeler, interjeter, plaireFrench
- ath-èisdeachdScottish Gaelic
- aachlashtynManx
- अपीलHindi
- fellebbez, fellebbezésHungarian
- appelloItalian
- 訴えるJapanese
- appeleren, aantrekkelijk, in beroep gaan, beroep doen op, beroep, oproep, aantrekken, in hoger beroep gaan, aansprekenDutch
- podobać się, apelacjaPolish
- atrairPortuguese
- a face recurs, recurs, apela, atragere, atrage, apelRomanian
- воззвание, апелляция, нра́виться, обжа́ловать, понра́виться, опротесто́вывать, опротестова́ть, апелли́ровать, обжалование, призывRussian
- överklagaSwedish
- อุทธรณ์Thai
- temyiz etmekTurkish
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