Appeal | 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. |
Appeal | 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. |
Appeal | To summon; to challenge. |
Appeal | To invoke. |
Appeal | 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. |
Appeal | 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. |
Appeal | An application for the removal of a cause or suit from
an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review. |
Appeal | The mode of proceeding by which such removal is
effected. |
Appeal | The right of appeal. |
Appeal | 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. |
Appeal | An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his
accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See
Approvement. |
Appeal | A summons to answer to a charge. |
Appeal | 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. |
Appeal | Resort to physical means; recourse. |
charm, appealingness, entreaty, prayer, ingathering, solicitation, collection, attract, invoke, invoke,
entreaty, prayer, appealingness, charm, solicitation, collection, ingathering, asking, attractiveness, legal proceeding, petition, postulation, proceeding, proceedings, request,
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(noun) entreaty|prayer|request (generic term)|asking (generic term)
(noun) appealingness|charm|attractiveness (generic term)
(noun) proceeding (generic term)|legal proceeding (generic term)|proceedings (generic term)
(noun) solicitation|collection|ingathering|request (generic term)|petition (generic term)|postulation (generic term)
(verb) challenge (generic term)
(verb) invoke|request (generic term)|bespeak (generic term)|call for (generic term)|quest (generic term)
(verb) attract|repel (antonym)
(verb) challenge (generic term)|take exception (generic term)
(verb) invoke|mention (generic term)|advert (generic term)|bring up (generic term)|cite (generic term)|name (generic term)|refer (generic term)
Antonyms:
Nothing antonyms found for term: APPEAL
English explanatory dictionary
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make an earnest or formal request; plead (appealed for calm; appealed to us not to leave). 2 intr. (usu. foll. by to) be attractive or of interest; be pleasing. 3 intr. (foll. by to) resort to or cite for support. 4 Law a intr. (often foll. by to) apply (to a higher court) for a reconsideration of the decision of a lower court. b tr. refer to a higher court to review (a case). c intr. (foll. by against) apply to a higher court to reconsider (a verdict or sentence). 5 intr. Cricket call on the umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out. --n. 1 the act or an instance of appealing. 2 a formal or urgent request for public support, esp. financial, for a cause. 3 Law the referral of a case to a higher court. 4 attractiveness; appealing quality (sex appeal). øøappealer n. [ME f. OF apel, apeler f. L appellare to address],
Use in sentenses
English |
Czech |
Appeals to them to change their policies , and thus contribute to the common global good of financial stability , are fruitless unless others are seen to change their policies , act responsibly , and so contribute to the common good as well . | Vyzývat je k tomu , aby své politiky změnily a přispěly tak k obecnému celosvětovému prospěchu z finanční stability , je marné , nevidí - li , že ostatní také mění své politiky , jednají zodpovědně a přispívají k všeobecnému blahu |
Appeals , when filed , are routinely rejected . | Jsou - li podána odvolání , pravidelně se zamítají |
Appeal for freedom of speech and respect for minority rights in Russia | Výzva ke svobodě projevu a respektu k právům menšin v Rusku |
Merrian-Webster dictionary
Term |
Word class |
Description |
appeal | noun | the power of arousing a sympathetic response : ATTRACTION |
appeal | verb | to arouse a sympathetic response |
Use phrase in quotation
Autor |
Citát |
Annie Dillard | Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark. |