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, appealnoun
earnest or urgent request
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
appeal, appealingness, charmnoun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
appealnoun
(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, ingatheringverb
request for a sum of money
"an appeal to raise money for starving children"
appealverb
take a court case to a higher court for review
"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
appeal, invokeverb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
"appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
attract, appealverb
be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
appealverb
challenge (a decision)
"She appealed the verdict"
invoke, appealverb
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
appealnoun
(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.
appealnoun
A summons to answer to a charge. --John Dryden.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appealnoun
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.
appealnoun
Resort to physical means; recourse.
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appealnoun
The power to attract or interest
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appealnoun
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.
appealverb
To accuse (someone of something).
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appealverb
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.
appealverb
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.
appealverb
To be attractive; as, that idea appeals to me means "I find the idea attractive".
Etymology: From apeler, from appello.
appealverb
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
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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.]
Appealverb
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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Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1069
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Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2957
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Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Nouns Frequency: #413
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Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Verbs Frequency: #477
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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
We’re taking it up to a higher court to do an expedited appeal, and we got the motion to stay pending. So, we’re going to wait and see what happens on that motion to stay.
I think the pope’s visit is going to crystallize the fact that there are only a couple of Republicans who are going to be able to appeal to Catholic voters.
While this would remain under appeal, the patent remains valid and enforceable during that time.
The Supreme Court's procedural order not only wipes away two lower court rulings, but it also orders dismissal of the entire dispute -- leaving for some other time resolution of the many questions Trump's conduct raised about The Emoluments Clause, ordinarily, The Supreme Court pursues such a step only when the prevailing party moots a case while the appeal is pending -- as opposed to here, where the disputes became moot because Trump's term ended.
It has less to do with the social media backlash and more to do with the serious nature of the molestation revelations and whether the scenarios could have been prevented that really has America rethinking the Duggar appeal.
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- مناشدة, استئناف, التماسArabic
- abellirCatalan, Valencian
- odvolat, odvolání, apelovatCzech
- ansprechen, Berufung, in Berufung gehen, anziehenGerman
- apelar, atraerSpanish
- جاذبه, استیناف, گیرایی, فرجامخواهی, کششPersian
- haastaa, vetovoima, miellyttää, viehättää, pyytää, turvautuminen, kysyä, valittaa, haaste, kiinnostavuus, vetoomus, valitus, viehätysvoima, vedotaFinnish
- interjeter, plaire, attrait, appel, appelerFrench
- ath-èisdeachdScottish Gaelic
- aachlashtynManx
- अपीलHindi
- fellebbezés, fellebbezHungarian
- menarikIndonesian
- appelloItalian
- 訴えるJapanese
- aanspreken, oproep, aantrekken, aantrekkelijk, appeleren, beroep, in hoger beroep gaan, in beroep gaan, beroep doen opDutch
- apelacja, podobać sięPolish
- atrairPortuguese
- atrage, apel, a face recurs, atragere, recurs, apelaRomanian
- нра́виться, апелляция, обжалование, призыв, обжа́ловать, апелли́ровать, понра́виться, опротестова́ть, воззвание, опротесто́выватьRussian
- överklagaSwedish
- อุทธรณ์Thai
- temyiz etmekTurkish
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