Dictionary Check: appeal
"appeal" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
noun
earnest or urgent request
Example:
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
noun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
Example:
"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
noun
(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
Example:
"their appeal was denied in the superior court"
noun
request for a sum of money
Example:
"an appeal to raise money for starving children"
verb
take a court case to a higher court for review
Example:
"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
verb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Example:
"appeal to somebody for help"
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