Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
(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 superio"
verb
Sense 3
"appeal to somebody for help"
"Invoke God in times of trouble"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something PP
verb
Sense 4
"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
Type of:
challenge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"She appealed the verdict"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"He invoked the law that would save him"
"I appealed to the law of 1900"
"She invoked an ancient law"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 8
be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"
"The beautiful garden attracted many people"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun
Sense 9
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
"an appeal for help"
"an appeal to the public to keep calm"
Derived:
invoke
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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