Appeal

[ə'piːl] or [ə'pil]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) (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'.

(noun.) attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; 'his smile was part of his appeal to her'.

(verb.) request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; 'appeal to somebody for help'; 'Invoke God in times of trouble'.

(verb.) take a court case to a higher court for review; 'He was found guilty but appealed immediately'.

(verb.) challenge (a decision); 'She appealed the verdict'.

校對:惠特尼--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To summon; to challenge.

(v. t.) To invoke.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review.

(v. t.) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.

(v. t.) The right of appeal.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement.

(v. t.) A summons to answer to a charge.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) Resort to physical means; recourse.

整理:塞尔瓦托

同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. [1]. (Law.) Refer the case or cause (from one court to another).[2]. Refer to another (in any controversy).

v. a. [1]. [Rare.] Summon, challenge.[2]. (Law.) Refer, transfer by appeal (from one court to another).

n. [1]. Address, invocation, petition, request, entreaty, imploration, application, solicitation, suit.[2]. Resort, recourse.

錄入:里基

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Accost, address, apostrophize, invite, cite, invoke, urge, refer, call_upon,entreat, request, resort

ANT:Deprecate, repudiate, protest, disavow, disclaim, defy, abjure

編輯:露西尔

解釋/意思:

v.i. to call upon have recourse to (with to): to refer (to a witness or superior authority): make supplication or earnest request to a person for a thing: to resort for verification or proof to some principle or person.—v.t. to remove a cause (to another court).—n. act of appealing: a supplication: removal of a cause to a higher tribunal.—adjs. Appeal′able; Appeal′ing relating to appeals.—adv. Appeal′ingly.—n. Appeal′ingness.

編輯:纳内特