APPEAL
Scrabble letter values: A1P3P3E1A1L1 = 10
Definition
- noun earnest or urgent request. — synonyms: entreaty, prayer
- noun attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates. — synonyms: appealingness, charm
- 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.
- noun request for a sum of money. — synonyms: solicitation, collection, ingathering
- verb take a court case to a higher court for review.
- verb request earnestly (something from somebody). — synonyms: invoke
- verb be attractive to. — synonyms: attract
- verb challenge (a decision).
- verb cite as an authority. — synonyms: invoke
Examples
- “an entreaty to stop the fighting”
- “an appeal for help”
- “an appeal to the public to keep calm”