Definition of "appeal"
- verb
To accuse (someone of something).
To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision.
To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.
To be attractive; as, that idea appeals to me means "I find the idea attractive".
To ask an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not.
- noun
A summons to answer to a charge. --John Dryden.
A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty.
Resort to physical means; recourse.
The power to attract or interest.
The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not.
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