appeal

Definition

• n. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
• n. (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
• v. take a court case to a higher court for review
• v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

Word forms

Past tense

appealed

Present participle

appealing

Past participle

appealed

Third person singular

appeals

Example sentences

1. n.

   The charity made an appeal for donations to help the victims of the disaster.

2. vi.

   The new movie seems to appeal to a wide audience.

3. vt.

   They decided to appeal the court's decision.