Meaning
A serious request for help, or a formal request for a court to change its decision.
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Word origin
From Latin appellare, meaning to call upon or address, which came into English through Old French apeler.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- appellare
Examples
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An appeal here is a public request for help.
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'Appeal' is also a verb: to ask a higher court to change a decision.
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If something has no appeal, it does not attract or interest you.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 12: appeal, critical, crane and 4 more words.