to appeal
verb/ɐ.pɨ.ˈlaɾ/high
a·pe·lar
Definitions
1To make an urgent or emotional request; to plead, to beg.
The organization appealed for blood donations to help the victims.
The teacher appealed to the students' common sense.
Common collocations
to appeal for calmto appeal for solidarityto appeal to a court
Idiomatic expressions
- To appeal to reason (to try to convince with logical arguments).
2To apply to a higher court to review a decision.
The lawyer decided to appeal the lower court's sentence.
The defense has 30 days to appeal.
Common collocations
to appeal a sentenceto appeal to a higher courtright to appeal
Etymology
Do latim 'appellare', chamar, invocar.