Other Definitions
appeal (enc)
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Appeal| Noun | 1. | appeal - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"adjuration - a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief" suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank courting, courtship, wooing, suit - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" | | | 2. | appeal - attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"siren call, siren song - the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness" | | | 3. | appeal - (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"jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | | 4. | appeal - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"whip-round - solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose | | | Verb | 1. | appeal - take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" | | | 2. | appeal - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" call on, turn - have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help" | | | 3. | appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" beckon - appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" | | | 4. | appeal - challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict" | | | 5. | appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" | |
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