Definitions for appeal
əˈpilap·peal

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. appeal, appealingness, charmnoun

   attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

   "his smile was part of his appeal to her"

3. 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"

4. solicitation, appeal, collection, ingatheringverb

   request for a sum of money

   "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

5. appealverb

   take a court case to a higher court for review

   "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

6. appeal, invokeverb

   request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

   "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

7. attract, appealverb

   be attractive to

   "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

8. appealverb

   challenge (a decision)

   "She appealed the verdict"

9. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. appealnoun

   A summons to answer to a charge. --John Dryden.

   Etymology: From apeler, from appello.

3. 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.

4. appealnoun

   Resort to physical means; recourse.

   Etymology: From apeler, from appello.

5. appealnoun

   The power to attract or interest

   Etymology: From apeler, from appello.

6. 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.

7. appealverb

   To accuse (someone of something).

   Etymology: From apeler, from appello.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. appealverb

    To be attractive; as, that idea appeals to me means "I find the idea attractive".

    Etymology: From apeler, from appello.

11. appealverb

    To ask an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not

    Etymology: From apeler, from appello.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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.]

5. 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.]

6. 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.]

7. 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.]

8. 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.]

9. 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.]

10. 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.]

11. 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.]

12. 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.]

13. 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.]

14. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appeal

   See Appendix, Articles of War, 29, 30.

Matched Categories

1. • Attractiveness
   • Challenge
   • Law
   • Proceeding
   • Request

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1069

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2957

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Nouns Frequency: #413

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appeal' in Verbs Frequency: #477

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appeal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appeal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of appeal in a Sentence

1. Mat Staver:

   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.

2. Jim Towey:

   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.

3. Celgene Corp on Thursday:

   While this would remain under appeal, the patent remains valid and enforceable during that time.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   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.

5. Jeetendr Sehdev:

   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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