Appeal
- Appeal
- Appeal Ap*peal", n. [OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr.
appeler. See {Appeal}, v. t.]
1. (Law)
(a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from
an inferior to a superior judge or court for
re["e]xamination or review.
(b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is
effected.
(c) The right of appeal.
(d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be
instituted by one private person against another for
some heinous crime demanding punishment for the
particular injury suffered, rather than for the
offense against the public.
(e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his
accomplices, which accomplice was then called an
approver. See {Approvement}. --Tomlins. --Bouvier.
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2. A summons to answer to a charge. --Dryden.
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3. A call upon a person or an authority for proof or
decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness;
a call for help or a favor; entreaty.
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A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of
wonders. --Bacon.
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4. Resort to physical means; recourse.
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Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation
makes an appeal to arms. --Kent.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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appeal — ap·peal 1 /ə pēl/ n [Old French apel, from apeler to call, accuse, appeal, from Latin appellare]: a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court s judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court… … Law dictionary
appeal — [ə pēl′] vt. [ME apelen < OFr apeler < L appellare, to accost, apply to, appeal; iterative < appellere, to prepare < ad , to + pellere: see FELT1] 1. to make a request to a higher court for the rehearing or review of (a case) 2. Obs.… … English World dictionary
Appeal — Ap*peal , v. t. 1. (Law) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of re[ e]xamination of for decision. Tomlins. [1913 Webster] I appeal unto C[ae]sar. Acts xxv. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appeal — Ap*peal , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appealing}.] [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appeal — [n1] request for help address, adjuration, application, bid, call, claim, demand, entreaty, imploration, importunity, invocation, overture, petition, plea, prayer, proposal, proposition, question, recourse, requisition, solicitation, submission,… … New thesaurus
appeal — The transitive use as a legal term is AmE (e.g. • The US government plans to appeal the cotton ruling, and it could be years before any penalties kick in Reason Magazine, 2004). The equivalent in BrE is appeal against • (Mr Marshall s legal… … Modern English usage
Appeal — request by the provider of the object of conformity assessment to the conformity assessment body or accreditation body for reconsideration by that body of a decision it has made relating to that object (p. 6.4 ISO/IEC 17000:2004). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
appeal — A request to the U.S. District Court (or the bankruptcy appellate panel if there is one in the circuit) to review a decision of the bankruptcy court. A request to the Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision of the U.S. District Court (or… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
appeal — /ə pi:l/, it. /a p:il/ s. ingl. (propr. appello, attrazione ), usato in ital. al masch. [capacità di attirare] ▶◀ attrazione, fascino, richiamo, [in senso erotico] sex appeal … Enciclopedia Italiana
appeal — /apˈpil, ingl. əˈpiːl/ [lett. «richiamo»] s. m. inv. fascino, richiamo, attrazione □ sex appeal … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
