[Origin: 1250–1300; (v.) ME a(p)pelen < AF, OF a(p)peler < L appellāre to speak to, address, equiv. to ap-ap-1+ -pellāre, iterative s. of pellere to push, beat against; (n.) ME ap(p)el < AF, OF apel, n. deriv. of ap(p)eler]
—Related forms
ap·peal·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ap·peal·a·ble, adjective
ap·peal·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. prayer, supplication, invocation. 2. suit, solicitation. 4. attraction. 6. request, ask. Appeal,entreat,petition,supplicate mean to ask for something wished for or needed. Appeal and petition may concern groups and formal or public requests. Entreat and supplicate are usually more personal and urgent. To appeal is to ask earnestly for help or support, on grounds of reason, justice, common humanity, etc.: to appeal for contributions to a cause. To petition is to ask by written request, by prayer, or the like, that something be granted: to petition for more playgrounds. Entreat suggests pleading: The captured knight entreated the king not to punish him. To supplicate is to beg humbly, usually from a superior, powerful, or stern (official) person: to supplicate that the lives of prisoners be spared.
An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication.
A resort to a higher authority or greater power, as for sanction, corroboration, or a decision: an appeal to reason; an appeal to her listener's sympathy.
Law
The transfer of a case from a lower to a higher court for a new hearing.
A case so transferred.
A request for a new hearing.
The power of attracting or of arousing interest: a city with special appeal for museumgoers.
v.
ap·pealed, ap·peal·ing, ap·peals
v.
intr.
To make an earnest or urgent request, as for help.
To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort: I appeal to your sense of justice.
Law To make or apply for an appeal.
To be attractive or interesting: The idea didn't appeal to me.
v.
tr.Law
To transfer or apply to transfer (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
[Middle English apel, from Old French, from apeler, to appeal, from Latin appellāre, to entreat; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.]
ap·peal'a·bil'i·ty n., ap·peal'a·ble adj., ap·peal'er n.
1297 (n.), 1330 (v.), originally in legal sense of "calling" to a higher judge or court, from Anglo-Fr. apeler "to call upon, accuse," from L. appellare "to accost, address, appeal to, summon, name," iterative of appellere "to prepare," from ad- "to" + pellere "to beat, drive." Probably a Roman metaphoric extension of a nautical term for "driving a ship toward a particular landing." Popular modern meaning "to be attractive or pleasing" is quite recent, attested from 1907 (appealing in this sense is from 1891), from the notion of "to address oneself in expectation of a sympathetic response."
earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" [syn: entreaty]
2.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
3.
(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"
4.
request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: solicitation]
verb
1.
take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
2.
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
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"
5.
cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" [syn: invoke]
(often withto) to ask earnestly for something Example: She appealed (to him) for help.
Arabic:
يَلْتَمِس، يَسْتَغيث، يُناشِد
Chinese (Simplified):
呼吁
Chinese (Traditional):
懇求,呼籲
Czech:
žádat, volat po
Danish:
bede; anmode
Dutch:
een beroep doen op
Estonian:
palvega pöörduma
Finnish:
vedota johonkin
French:
en appeler à; supplier
German:
ersuchen
Greek:
κάνω έκκληση
Hungarian:
folyamodik
Icelandic:
biðja innilega
Indonesian:
mengimbau
Italian:
fare appello*, ricorrere
Japanese:
請う
Korean:
간청하다, 호소하다
Latvian:
lūgt
Lithuanian:
kreiptis
Norwegian:
bønnfalle, henvende seg til
Polish:
zwracać się
Portuguese (Brazil):
apelar, recorrer
Portuguese (Portugal):
apelar
Romanian:
a apela (la); a cere
Russian:
взывать
Slovak:
dovolávať sa
Slovenian:
prositi (za)
Spanish:
suplicar, rogar
Swedish:
vädja
Turkish:
rica etmek
appeal2[əːpiːl]verb
to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision Example: He appealed against a three-year sentence.
Arabic:
يَسْتَأنِف حُكْماً
Chinese (Simplified):
上诉
Chinese (Traditional):
上訴
Czech:
odvolat se
Danish:
appellere; anke
Dutch:
in beroep gaan
Estonian:
edasi kaebama
Finnish:
valittaa, vedota
French:
faire appel (de)
German:
Einspruch erheben
Greek:
κάνω έφεση
Hungarian:
fellebbez
Icelandic:
áfrÿja
Indonesian:
naik banding
Italian:
fare appello*
Japanese:
上訴する
Korean:
항소하다, 상고하다
Latvian:
apelēt; iesniegt apelāciju
Lithuanian:
paduoti apeliaciją, apskųsti apeliacine tvarka
Norwegian:
anke, appellere
Polish:
apelować
Portuguese (Brazil):
apelar
Portuguese (Portugal):
recorrer
Russian:
подавать апелляцию
Slovak:
odvolať sa
Slovenian:
pritožiti se (na)
Spanish:
apelar, recurrir
Swedish:
överklaga
Turkish:
temyiz etmek
appeal3[əːpiːl]verb
(withto) to be pleasing Example: This place appeals to me.
Arabic:
يَروق لِ، يُعْجِب
Chinese (Simplified):
有吸引力
Chinese (Traditional):
有吸引力
Czech:
zamlouvat se
Danish:
appellere til; tiltale
Dutch:
aantrekken
Estonian:
meeldima
Finnish:
miellyttää
French:
plaire à
German:
zusagen
Greek:
αρέσω
Hungarian:
tetszik
Icelandic:
falla í geð
Indonesian:
menarik hati
Italian:
attrarre; interessare
Japanese:
心に訴える
Korean:
마음에 들다
Latvian:
patikt
Lithuanian:
patikti
Norwegian:
virke tiltalende, falle i smak
Polish:
podobać się
Portuguese (Brazil):
atrair
Portuguese (Portugal):
atrair
Romanian:
a plăcea
Russian:
привлекать
Slovak:
(za)páčiť sa
Slovenian:
ugajati
Spanish:
gustar, agradar
Swedish:
tilltala
Turkish:
hoşuna gitmek
appeal1[əːpiːl]noun
(the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc) Example: The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.
Arabic:
إستِغاثَه، مُناشَدَه، إسْتِأناف ، إلتِماس
Chinese (Simplified):
要求
Chinese (Traditional):
要求
Czech:
žádost; volání po; odvolání
Danish:
appel; bøn; anmodning
Dutch:
oproep, beroep
Estonian:
palve, edasikaebus
Finnish:
vetoomus
French:
appel
German:
die Bitte; der Einspruch
Greek:
έκκληση, έφεση
Hungarian:
fellebbezés, kérés, felhívás
Icelandic:
umleitun, ákall; áfrÿjun
Indonesian:
imbauan
Italian:
appello, invocazione
Japanese:
訴え
Korean:
간청
Latvian:
lūgums; apelācija; aicinājums
Lithuanian:
prašymas, apeliacija
Norwegian:
bønn, appell
Polish:
apel, apelacja
Portuguese (Brazil):
apelo
Portuguese (Portugal):
apelo
Romanian:
apel, chemare
Russian:
обращение; апелляция
Slovak:
žiadosť, odvolanie
Slovenian:
prošnja; klic; pritožba
Spanish:
apelación
Swedish:
vädjan
Turkish:
yakarış, yalvarış
appeal2[əːpiːl]noun
attraction Example: Music holds little appeal for me.
Main Entry: 1ap·peal Pronunciation: &-'pEl Function: noun Etymology: Old French apel, from apeler to call, accuse, appeal, from Latin
appellare : a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court's judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court that the lower court's
judgment was incorrect; also: a proceeding for the review of an agency decision at a higher level within the agency or in a court —see also AFFIRM —compare CERTIORARI, NEW TRIAL, REHEARING NOTE: The scope of an appeal is
limited. The higher court will review only matters that were objected to or argued in the lower court during the trial. No new evidence can be presented on appeal.
—ap·peal·abil·i·ty/&-"pE-l&-'bi-l&-tE/noun —ap·peal·able/&-'pE-l&-b&l/adjective
Main Entry: 2appeal Function: transitive verb : to take (a lower court's decision) before a higher court for review : undertake an appeal of (a case)
intransitive verb : to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review
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.]1. (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. 2. To summon; to challenge. [Archaic] Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To invoke. [Obs.] --Milton.
Ap*peal"\, v. t. 1. (Law) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of re["e]xamination of for decision. --Tomlins. I appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts xxv. 11. 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. --Horsley. They appealed to the sword. --Macaulay.
Ap*peal"\, n. [OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr. appeler. See Appeal, v. t.]1. (Law) (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re["e]xamination 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. --Tomlins. --Bouvier. 2. A summons to answer to a charge. --Dryden. 3. 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. --Bacon. 4. Resort to physical means; recourse. Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an appeal to arms. --Kent.
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. 18:13-26.) Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome (Acts 25:11, 12, 21, 25). Paul availed himself of the privilege of a Roman citizen in this matter.
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