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  • 21appeal */*/*/ — I UK [əˈpiːl] / US [əˈpɪl] noun Word forms appeal : singular appeal plural appeals 1) a) [countable] an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as help, money, or information appeal for: The police have renewed their… …

    English dictionary

  • 22appeal — ap|peal1 [ ə pil ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to make an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as help, money, or information: appeal (to someone) for something: They re appealing to local businesses for sponsorship… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23appeal — [[t]əpi͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦ appeals, appealing, appealed 1) VERB If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them. [V to/for n to inf] Deng Xiaoping recently appealed for students to return to China... [V to n for n] …

    English dictionary

  • 24appeal — 1 noun 1 (C) an urgent request for something important such as money or help, especially to help someone in a bad situation (+ for): The United Nations appeal for a ceasefire has been largely ignored by both sides. | appeal to sb to do sth: an… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25appeal — appealability, n. appealable, adj. appealer, n. /euh peel /, n. 1. an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea. 2. a request or reference to some person or authority for a decision, corroboration, judgment …

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  • 26appeal — 01. He has some mysterious [appeal] which seems to drive women crazy. 02. Going shopping doesn t really [appeal] to me; I d rather go for a walk in the park. 03. The supper wasn t very [appealing] looking, but it tasted delicious. 04. The… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 27appeal — Resort to a superior (i.e. appellate) court to review the decision of an inferior (i.e. trial) court or administrative agency. A complaint to a higher tribunal of an error or injustice committed by a lower tribunal, in which the error or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 28appeal — Resort to a superior (i.e. appellate) court to review the decision of an inferior (i.e. trial) court or administrative agency. A complaint to a higher tribunal of an error or injustice committed by a lower tribunal, in which the error or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29APPEAL — The Problem of the Appeal in Jewish Law Most modern legal systems comprise a number of judicial forums, organized hierarchically. A litigant dissatisfied with a decision in a lower forum thus has the right to appeal that decision in a higher… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 30Appeal — Ap|peal 〈[ əpi:l] m.; s; unz.〉 Anziehungskraft, Anreiz [engl.] * * * Ap|peal [ə pi:l ], der; s [engl. appeal < frz. appel, ↑ Appell]: a) (bildungsspr.) Anziehungskraft, Ausstrahlung, Reiz (häufig als Grundwort von Zusammensetzungen): der… …

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