appeal
• verb 1 make a serious or heartfelt request. 2 be attractive or interesting: activities that appeal to all. 3 Law apply to a higher court for a reversal of a lower court’s decision. 4 Cricket (of the bowler or fielders) call on the umpire to declare a batsman out. • noun 1 an act of appealing. 2 the quality of being attractive or interesting. — ORIGIN Latin appellare ‘to address’.
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