Definition of Appeal

Noun: appeal u'peel

Earnest or urgent request
"an appeal for help";
- entreaty, prayer, suppliance
Attractiveness that interests, pleases or stimulates
"his smile was part of his appeal to her";
- appealingness, charm
(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"
Request for a sum of money
"an appeal to raise money for starving children";
- solicitation, collection, ingathering
Act of turning to for assistance
"an appeal to his uncle was his last resort";
- recourse, resort, refuge
(cricket) the act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not

Verb: appeal u'peel

Take a court case to a higher court for review
"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
"appeal to somebody for help";
- invoke
Be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
- attract
Challenge (a decision)
"She appealed the verdict"
Cite as an authority; resort to
"I appealed to the law of 1900";
- invoke