0 a request to the public for money, information, or help:
1 a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision:
2 the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting:
3 to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help:
They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region.
The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl.
I tried to appeal to (= ask for support based on) his sense of loyalty, stressing how good the company had been to him.
[ + to infinitive ] Church leaders have appealed to the government to halt the war.
4 to request a higher court of law to consider again a decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment:
6 to be interesting or attractive:
7 to request formally that a decision, esp. a legal or official one, be changed:
8 to make a serious or formal request for help, esp. in an emergency:
9 the quality of being interesting or attractive:
10 a formal request that a decision, esp. a legal or official one, be changed:
11 a serious or formal request for help, esp. in a public emergency:
Many charities issued an appeal for contributions to help victims of the earthquake.
12 a request to a law court or other official organization to change a previous decision:
13 a request for something, especially money, information, or help:
launch/make an appeal The Red Cross launched an appeal after a huge earthquake hit Haiti.
an appeal for sth The Society made an appeal for funds to purchase the building and grounds.
The development and modernization work is being funded from a successful capital appeal launched last year.
14 a quality that makes people like something or want to buy it:
A well-chosen set of photographs gives the book added appeal.
market/customer appeal The products have all been researched and tested for market appeal.
15 to ask a higher law court to consider again a decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment:
16 to formally ask for an official decision to be changed:
appeal to sth Any woman who believes she is the subject of discrimination over pension rights can appeal to an industrial tribunal.
appeal against sth A group of radio stations is to appeal against the decision to charge huge royalties for internet radio.
Our formal complaints system sets out clearly how to make complaints and how you can appeal decisions.
17 to ask the public for something such as money, information, or help:
appeal for sth How could we appeal for more resources?
appeal to sb for sth We are appealing to the public for information.
appeal for/to sb to do sth Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police's appeal.
The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
The appeal for people to donate blood was very successful.
She made an eloquent appeal for action before it was too late.
The campaign has been gaining momentum ever since the television appeal.
Lee's solicitor said last night that they would be lodging an appeal against the sentence.
The district attorney said if McVeigh is given the death penalty and his conviction is upheld on appeal, the state prosecution would become moot.
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