appeal

Noun

• request for a sum of money
  • an appeal to raise money for starving children
    

• (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
    

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  • his smile was part of his appeal to her
    

• earnest or urgent request
  • an entreaty to stop the fighting
    
  • an appeal for help
    
  • an appeal to the public to keep calm
    

Verb

• 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
    

• challenge (a decision)
  • She appealed the verdict
    

• be attractive to
  • The idea of a vacation appeals to me
    
  • The beautiful garden attracted many people
    

• request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
  • appeal to somebody for help
    
  • Invoke God in times of trouble
    

• take a court case to a higher court for review
  • He was found guilty but appealed immediately
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  solicitation , collection , ingathering , appealingness , charm , entreaty , prayer , invoke , attract
• Antonyms: 
  repel , repulse