Noun Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal. the wide appeal of the artist's work His appeals to his father for money were ignored. The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm. We made a donation during the school's annual appeal. She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless. My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal. Verb music that appeals to a wide variety of people The government appealed for calm. desperate people who are appealing for help The government appealed to the people to stay calm. He appealed, arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict him. She lost the case and appealed the following month. We plan to appeal the court's decision. The ruling can be appealed within 30 days. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Would someone who has experience in this huge undertaking of building a stadium have an appeal to you? Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Maybe Haythe and Starz believed their versions of Catherine de Medici needed to seem more overtly rock and roll in order to have broader appeal. Caroline Framke, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Telluride saw the world premiere of a new wildlife documentary called Wildcat that has unmistakable appeal to animal lovers as well as admirers of astonishing true-life stories. Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 In a fractured, polarized time, the Church has a unique appeal for younger generations. Evan Myers, National Review, 4 Sep. 2022 Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons want the pieces to have a modern appeal while playing with the dressy cuts of more historical looks. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Aug. 2022 And splitting stock—while a largely semantic maneuver—has psychological appeal for retail investors. Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022 The best have universal appeal, meaning they can be learned, played, and enjoyed by just about anyone, including younger children to teenagers to adults (with or without a drink in hand). Mike Richard, Men's Health, 20 Aug. 2022 More recently, Amazon has expanded into programming designed to have broader appeal. Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
Verb
Heard's team filed to appeal the verdict in July after a motion for a mistrial was denied. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The Biden administration declined to appeal the decision, letting the sale get canceled. Timothy Puko, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Miller’s execution could go forward using nitrogen hypoxia but not lethal injection, if either party would appeal the ruling. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Google, which can appeal on matters of law to the EU Court of Justice, Europe's highest, voiced its disappointment. Reuters, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 The court will enter judgment in favor of Barstool as to Rapaport’s fraud and defamation claims, but the actor can appeal the judge’s order with regard to defamation. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 The design doesn’t scream high-end Apple accessory in the same way the three-in-one does, but that more modest approach may appeal to people who don’t own a triumvirate of Apple devices. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2022 The project holds appeal both for older riders who are nostalgic about trains and a younger generation that’s less enthralled with cars, Rebello said. David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Habba said Trump's legal team would immediately move to appeal the decision. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English apeel, appel, appele "accusation brought in court, challenge to trial by combat, legal application to a higher court," borrowed from Anglo-French appel, appell "call, summons, accusation of felony, legal application to a higher court," noun derivative of apeler, appeler "to call, summon, call before a court" — more at appeal entry 2
Verb
Middle English appelen, apelen "to call upon, accuse, make a charge against in court, challenge, apply to a higher court," borrowed from Anglo-French apeler, appeler "to call, summon, call before a court," borrowed from Latin appellāre "to speak to, address, apply to for support, refer to a higher authority, call upon, name, designate," from ap-, assimilated form of ad-ad- + -pellāre, first-conjugation verb formed from the base of pellere "to beat against, push, strike" — more at pulse entry 1