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    ap·peal
    [əˈpēl]
    verb
    appeal (verb) · appeals (third person present) · appealed (past tense) · appealed (past participle) · appealing (present participle)
    1. make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public:
      "police are appealing for information about the incident" · "she appealed to Germany for political asylum"
      Similar:
      ask urgently/earnestly
      request urgently/earnestly
      make an urgent/earnest request
      make a plea
    2. law
      apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court:
      "he said he would appeal against the conviction"
    3. be attractive or interesting:
      "the range of topics will appeal to youngsters"
    noun
    appeal (noun) · appeals (plural noun)
    1. a serious or urgent request, typically one made to the public:
      "his mother made an appeal for the return of the ring"
    2. law
      an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed:
      "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal" · "the right of appeal"
    3. a request for donations to support a charity or cause:
      "a public appeal to raise £120,000"
    Origin
    Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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