appeal meaning and definition

APPEAL noun

Definition of appeal (noun)

1. earnest or urgent request
   • "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
   • synonyms: entreaty, prayer
2. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
   • "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
   • synonyms: appealingness, charm
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"
   • synonyms: collection, ingathering, solicitation

APPEAL verb

Definition of appeal (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"
   • synonyms: invoke
3. be attractive to
   • "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
   • synonyms: attract
   • antonym: 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"
   • synonyms: invoke