Appeal
[ə'piːl] or [ə'pil]
Definition
(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'.
Editor: Whitney--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
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.
Editor: Ricky
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Accost, address, apostrophize, invite, cite, invoke, urge, refer, call_upon,entreat, request, resort
ANT:Deprecate, repudiate, protest, disavow, disclaim, defy, abjure
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Definition
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.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
v.t. In law to put the dice into the box for another throw.
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Examples
- I am the last court of appeal. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sissy's face sufficiently showed that her appeal to him was not finished. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Such the decree of the High Ruler from whom there is no appeal: to whom I submit. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In short, I made an appeal to that laudable pride in your sister. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In spite of such support, and its strong appeal to national vanity, British imperialism never saturated the mass of the British peoples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She had not released his hand, and, still holding it, looked at him with a kind of appeal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I appeal to our mutual friend Smallweed whether he has or has not heard me remark that I can't make him out. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A struggle then began in the courts, which on October 4, 1892, terminated in a decision by the United States Court of Appeals (Edison Electric Light Company vs. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He would listen to the most pathetic appeals with the most discouraging politeness and equanimity. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Hence it appeals to thought; it demands that an idea of an end be steadily maintained, so that activity cannot be either routine or capricious. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The multiplicity of its appeals--the perpetual surprise of its contrasts and resemblances! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Poor fellow; he was very susceptible to fatigue; he used to feel those appeals uncommonly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Had this lady who appeals to us for help gone to live in Winchester, I should never have had a fear for her. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- So he could make no answer to the appeals of his old and trusty servants, he could only repeat 'Gerald says. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Is appealed to, at the fish stage of the banquet, by Veneering, on the disputed question whether his cousin Lord Snigsworth is in or out of town? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This guarantee, with a chance to obtain the money back if the purchase was unsatisfactory, was a new idea, and appealed to every one as a most sincere and honorable way of doing business. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- They reasoned, they appealed, they implored; on his mercy they cast themselves, into his hands they confidingly thrust their interests. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Those laws shall never be appealed to by him, sir, in such a case. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In her hearing, the Sergeant, with his own underhand object in view, had appealed to my interest in Rosanna Spearman. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Thus far he had appealed to my compassion only. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In despair, she one day appealed to St. Clare. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- All flashed indignant or appealing glances at the inexorable Davis, and one passionate lime lover burst into tears. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Little Georgette still piped her plaintive wail, appealing to me by her familiar termMinnie, Minnie, me very poorly! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I caught Dora's eye as I bowed to her, and I thought it looked appealing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Mr. Giles directed an appealing glance at the tinker; but he had suddenly fallen asleep. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He came forward and was introduced, and made a speech appealing to the patriotism of the meeting. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- At last Loerke turned to Gudrun, raising his hands in helpless irony, a shrug of ironical dismissal, something appealing and child-like. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- You know my old opinion of him, said Mr. Skimpole, lightly appealing to us. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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