appeal

nouns

earnest or urgent request
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
appeal, entreaty, prayer
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
appeal, appealingness, charm
(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 superior court"
appeal
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
request for a sum of money
"an appeal to raise money for starving children"
appeal, collection, ingathering, solicitation

verbs

take a court case to a higher court for review
"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
appeal
is derived from
appealable
is derived from
appellant
is derived from
appellant
is a type of (narrower)
issue a challenge to
"Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
challenge
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
"appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
appeal, invoke
be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
appeal, attract
challenge (a decision)
"She appealed the verdict"
appeal
is derived from
appealable
is derived from
appellant
is a type of (narrower)
raise a formal objection in a court of law
challenge, take exception
cite as an authority; resort to
"He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
appeal, invoke