appeal
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ppeal
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pil
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "appeal"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court
Transitive: to appeal an order or verdict
to appeal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The prosecution appealed the judge's decision to suppress key evidence in the case.
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āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to ask for something, such as money, help, etc. in a serious manner
Transitive: to appeal for sth
Ditransitive: to appeal to sb for sth | to appeal to sb to do sth
to appeal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The student appealed to the professor for an extension on the deadline due to unforeseen personal circumstances.
āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to attract or gain interest, approval, or admiration
Transitive: to appeal to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The art exhibition appealed to art enthusiasts with its diverse range of styles and themes.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĨāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰāĻžāĻ—ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to attempt to persuade someone to do something by saying to them that it is reasonable or fair
Transitive: to appeal to sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The charity organization appealed to donors' generosity by highlighting the plight of starving children.
āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāϰāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻļāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a formal request to change a decision that has been made by an authority such as a judge
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plaintiff plans to appeal following the district court's dismissal of the case.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€ āĻœā§‡āϞāĻž āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻŋāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āφāĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ

a serious or urgent request for action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ignored her appeal to stay and listen.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻĒāĻŋāϞ

a legal procedure in which a higher court is asked to review and overturn a lower court's decision
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The court denied his appeal due to lack of evidence.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ, āĻŽā§‹āĻš

the attraction and allure that makes one interesting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her charm and kindness add to her appeal.
āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ

an attempt to persuade by pointing to fairness, values, or principles
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The speech included an appeal to shared cultural traditions.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ, āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝāĻžāύ

a request for money, especially for charity or a cause
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fundraising appeal exceeded its target in a week.
āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻāĻ• āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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