what does appeal mean?
APPEAL as NOUN
- Meaning
- (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
Usage Example(s)
- their appeal was denied in the superio
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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- his smile was part of his appeal to her
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- request for a sum of money
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Usage Example(s)
- an appeal to raise money for starving children
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- earnest or urgent request
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Usage Example(s)
- an entreaty to stop the fighting
- an appeal for help
- an appeal to the public to keep calm
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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APPEAL as VERB
- Meaning
- request earnestly (something from somebody)
- ask for aid or protection
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- appeal to somebody for help
- Invoke God in times of trouble
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cite as an authority
- resort to
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- He invoked the law that would save him
- I appealed to the law of 1900
- She invoked an ancient law
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
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- Meaning
- take a court case to a higher court for review
Usage Example(s)
- He was found guilty but appealed immediately
Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) appeal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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