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appeal
noun(ap-peal)
a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
appeal
noun(ap-peal)
an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision
appeal
noun(ap-peal)
an earnest plea : entreaty
appeal
verb(ap-peal)
to arouse a sympathetic response
appeal
verb(ap-peal)
to make an earnest request
appeal
verb(ap-peal)
to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review
appeal
noun(ap-peal)
the visual attractiveness of a house as seen from the street
appeal
noun(ap-peal)
personal appeal or physical attractiveness especially for members of the opposite sex
appeal
noun(ap-peal)
stimulating attractiveness
appeal
noun(ap-peal)
qualities in a product that appeal to the snobbery in a purchaser
appeal
idiom(ap-peal)
—when the judgment of a lower court on a case is reviewed by a higher court
appeal
idiom(ap-peal)
being reviewed by a higher court
appeal
noun phrase(ap-peal)
a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts —called also court of appeal

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