In British English, if someone appeals against a legal decision or sentence, they formally ask a court to change the decision or reduce the sentence.
Speakers of American English do not use 'against' after appeal. They say that someone appeals a decision.
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| Noun | 1. | appeal - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"adjuration - a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something demagoguery, demagogy - impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace plea, supplication - a humble request for help from someone in authority solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief" suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank |
| 2. | appeal - attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"attractiveness - sexual allure siren call, siren song - the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness" winsomeness - childlike charm or appeal | |
| 3. | appeal - (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"legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | appeal - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority whip-round - (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose | |
| Verb | 1. | appeal - take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| 2. | appeal - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" | |
| 3. | appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" beckon - appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" | |
| 4. | appeal - challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict" take exception, challenge - raise a formal objection in a court of law | |
| 5. | appeal - 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" |