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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. See {Pulse}, and cf {Peal}.] 1. (Law) a To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say the cause was appealed from an inferior court. b To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as to appeal a person of felony. 2. To summon; to challenge. [Archaic] Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To invoke. [Obs.] --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Appealing \Ap*peal"ing\, a. That appeals; imploring. -- {Ap*peal"ing*ly}, adv -- {Ap*peal"ing*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: appealing adj 1: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing" [ant: {unappealing}] 2: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {likeable}, {likable}] [ant: {unsympathetic}] 3: expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" [syn: {imploring}, {importunate}, {pleading}]
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