Kilo Lingo

/əˈpiːl/

Line drawing of appeal
Coloured illustration of appeal
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Translation

A serious request for help, or a formal request for a court to change its decision.

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.

Camping .

If something has no appeal, it does not attract or interest you.

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This word is part of lesson 56.