1. request; request money, raise money, fundraise; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment (Law); attract a person; be particularly attractive or pleasing. plead; request; petition for a new trial or judgement. appeal\ap*peal"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. appealed ; p. pr. & vb. n. appealing.] [oe. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, of. appeler, fr. l. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. see:
pulse, and cf. peal.].
2. (law) (a) 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. (b) 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.
3. to summon; to challenge. [archaic] man to man will i appeal the norman to the lists. w. scott.
4. to invoke. [obs.]appeal \ap*peal"\, n. [oe. appel, apel, of. apel, f. appel, fr. appeler. see:
appeal, v. t.].
5. (law) (a) an application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review. (b) the mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) the right of appeal. (d) 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. (e) an accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. see:
approvement.
6. a summons to answer to a charge.
7. 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. a kind of appeal to the deity, the author of wonders.
8. resort to physical means; recourse. every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an appeal to arms.appeal \ap*peal"\, v. t.
9. (law) to apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reëxamination of for decision. i appeal unto c?sar. xxv.
10. 2. 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. i appeal to the scriptures in the original. orsley. they appealed to the sword.appeal n.
11. 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].
12. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates [syn: appealingness, charm].
13. 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.
14. request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: solicitation, 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); "appeal to somebody for help" 3: be attractive to; "the idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "the beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: attract] [ant: repel] 4: challenge (a decision); "she appealed the verdict".
15. cite as an authority: "he invoked the law that would save him"; "i appealed to the law of 1900" [syn: invoke]appeal a reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (ex.
16. To make application for the removal of 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.
17. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.
18. 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.
19. To summon; to challenge.
20. To invoke.
21. To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reëxamination of for decision.
22. 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.
23. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.
24. An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review.
25. The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.
26. The right of appeal.
27. 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.
28. An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver.
29. See Approvement.
30. A summons to answer to a charge.
31. 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.
32. Resort to physical means; recourse. 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" attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" request earnestly ; ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" challenge ; "She appealed the verdict".
33. 1. If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them. The Prime Minister appealed to young people to use their vote He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits The United Nations has appealed for help from the international community.
34. An appeal is a serious and urgent request. Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip. = petition.
35. An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause. an appeal to save a library containing priceless manuscripts.
36. If you appeal to someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In British English, you appeal against something. In American English, you appeal something. He said they would appeal against the decision We intend to appeal the verdict Maguire has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop her extradition.
37. An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed. Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful The jury agreed with her, but she lost the case on appeal. see also:
Court of Appeal.
38. If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting. On the other hand, the idea appealed to him.
39. The appeal of something is a quality that it has which people find attractive or interesting. Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal see also:
sex appeal = attraction see also appealing. Resort to a higher court to review the decision of a lower court, or to any court to review the order of an administrative agency. Its scope is usually limited. In the U.S., the higher court reviews only matters in the record of the original trial; no new evidence can be presented. The Supreme Court of the United States hears appellate cases that it regards as having important implications; otherwise, appeals generally stop with the United States Courts of Appeals. See also certiorari.