Dictionary definition · appeal
noun
- earnest or urgent request"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
- (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"
- request for a sum of money"an appeal to raise money for starving children"
verb
- take a court case to a higher court for review"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection"appeal to somebody for help"
- be attractive to"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"
- challenge (a decision)"She appealed the verdict"
- cite as an authority; resort to"He invoked the law that would save him"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).