Appeal: meaning, definitions and examples
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appeal
[ əˈpiːl ]
legal
An application made to a higher court for a decision to be reversed or a case to be reconsidered.
Synonyms
challenge, objection, petition
Examples of usage
- The defense team filed an appeal against the court's decision.
- The appeal was denied by the judge.
general
A serious or urgent request.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The charity made an appeal for donations.
- His heartfelt appeal moved the audience.
Translations
Translations of the word "appeal" in other languages:
🇵🇹 apelo
- recurso
- apelação
🇮🇳 अपील
- याचिका
- आकर्षण
🇩🇪 Berufung
- Appell
- Anziehung
🇮🇩 banding
- daya tarik
- permohonan
🇺🇦 апеляція
- звернення
- привабливість
🇵🇱 apel
- odwołanie
- urok
🇯🇵 アピール
- 上訴
- 魅力
🇫🇷 appel
- attrait
- recours
🇪🇸 apelación
- atractivo
- recurso
🇹🇷 başvuru
- çekicilik
- itiraz
🇰🇷 항소
- 매력
- 호소
🇸🇦 استئناف
- جاذبية
- نداء
🇨🇿 odvolání
- pří appeal
- přitažlivost
🇸🇰 odvolanie
- apel
- príťažlivosť
🇨🇳 上诉
- 吸引力
- 申诉
🇸🇮 pritožba
- privlačnost
- apel
🇮🇸 áfrýjun
- aðdráttarafl
- kærun
🇰🇿 апелляция
- тартымдылық
- шағым
🇬🇪 აპელაცია
- ხიბლი
- სარჩელი
🇦🇿 müraciət
- cəlbedicilik
- apellyasiya
🇲🇽 apelación
- atractivo
- recurso
Word origin
The word 'appeal' originated from the Old French word 'apeler', meaning 'to call upon, appeal to'. It has been used in the English language since the 14th century. The legal sense of 'appeal' referring to a request for a higher court to review a decision dates back to the late 16th century.
See also: appealing, appealingly, appeals, unappealing, unappealingly.