Main entry: appeal
Definition: (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
Usage: their appeal was denied in the superior court
Main entry: appeal, appealingness, charm
Definition: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
Usage: his smile was part of his appeal to her
Main entry: collection, solicitation, appeal, ingathering
Definition: request for a sum of money
Usage: an appeal to raise money for starving children
Main entry: appeal, entreaty, prayer
Definition: earnest or urgent request
Usage: an entreaty to stop the fighting; an appeal for help; an appeal to the public to keep calm
Definition: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Usage: appeal to somebody for help; Invoke God in times of trouble
Definition: cite as an authority; resort to
Usage: He invoked the law that would save him; I appealed to the law of 1900; She invoked an ancient law
Definition: be attractive to
Usage: The idea of a vacation appeals to me; The beautiful garden attracted many people
Main entry: appeal
Definition: take a court case to a higher court for review
Usage: He was found guilty but appealed immediately
Main entry: appeal
Definition: challenge (a decision)
Usage: She appealed the verdict