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appeal

/əˈpiːl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
ap-peal
IPA
/əˈpiːl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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 offence against the public; an accusation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin appellāreder. Old French apelerdeverb. Old French apelder. Middle English apel /appel English appeal From Middle English apel, appel (“formal accusation brought in court; a challenge to trial by combat; an appeal to a higher court or authority; plea (for mercy, protection, etc.); pealing (of bells)”) [and other forms], from Old French apel (“a call”) (modern French appel (“a call; an appeal”)), from apeler (“to call; to call out”), from Latin appellāre (“to address as, call by name; to drive, move to; to land or put ashore”), alternative form adpellāre, from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + pellere (“to drive, impel, push; to hurl, propel; to banish, expel; to eject, thrust out”) + -āre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach”), from *pel- (“to beat; to drive; to push”). Doublet of appel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈpiːl/
  • British English: /əˈpiːl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

appeals (plural) appeale (alternative) appeall (alternative) appeals (present, singular) appealing (participle, present) appealed (participle, past) appealed (past)

Derived Forms

counterappeal appealable appealer appealing appealingly appealingness celebrappeal reappeal unappealed

Phrases

appeal court appeals court appeal to authority appeal to emotion appeal to motive appeal to nature court of appeal cross-appeal

Frequently Paired Words

appellant appellate appellee appellor approvement Rehabilitation

Synonyms

cri de coeur adjure appealingness charm solicitation collection ingathering entreaty prayer

Rhymes With

feel real deal we'll steel wheel meal ideal reveal steal seal she'll

Questions

How do you pronounce appeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpiːl/.
What does appeal mean?
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
Where does appeal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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