appeal

Words with a similar base: appeal, appealingness

'appeal'

[entreaty.n.01] as in: earnest or urgent request

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Examples:
an entreaty to stop the fighting
an appeal for help
an appeal to the public to keep calm

'appeal'

[appeal.n.02] as in: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

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Examples:
his smile was part of his appeal to her

'appeal'

[appeal.n.03] as in: (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

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Examples:
their appeal was denied in the superior court

'appeal'

[solicitation.n.02] as in: request for a sum of money

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Examples:
an appeal to raise money for starving children

'appeal'

[appeal.v.01] as in: take a court case to a higher court for review

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Examples:
He was found guilty but appealed immediately

'appeal'

[appeal.v.02] as in: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

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Examples:
appeal to somebody for help
Invoke God in times of trouble

'appeal'

[attract.v.02] as in: be attractive to

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Examples:
The idea of a vacation appeals to me
The beautiful garden attracted many people

'appeal'

[appeal.v.04] as in: challenge (a decision)

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Examples:
She appealed the verdict

'appeal'

[invoke.v.02] as in: cite as an authority; resort to

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Examples:
He invoked the law that would save him
I appealed to the law of 1900
She invoked an ancient law