Appeal (Noun)
Meaning 1
Request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The charity made a heartfelt appeal for donations to support the disaster relief efforts.
- The government issued an appeal to the public to remain calm and carry on with their daily lives despite the crisis.
- The family made a desperate appeal for information about their missing loved one.
- The environmental group launched an appeal to stop the construction of the new highway through the nature reserve.
- The mayor made a public appeal for volunteers to help with the city's clean-up efforts after the storm.
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Meaning 3
(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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.