Appeal - Definition

n 1: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the
fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public
to keep calm" [syn: entreaty, prayer, appeal]
2: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his
smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: appeal,
appealingness, charm]
3: (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"
4: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for
starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal,
collection, ingathering]
v 1: take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was
found guilty but appealed immediately"
2: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or
protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in
times of trouble" [syn: appeal, invoke]
3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
"The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: attract,
appeal] [ant: repel, repulse]
4: challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
5: 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" [syn: invoke, appeal]