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appeal
/əˈpil/ · 6 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
earnest or urgent request
an entreaty to stop the fighting
- noun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
his smile was part of his appeal to her
- 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
- verb
take a court case to a higher court for review
He was found guilty but appealed immediately
- verb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
appeal to somebody for help