appealn.

Brit.

/əˈpiːl/, U.S.

/əˈpil/

Forms: Middle English apel, Middle English apeel, Middle English–1500s apele, Middle English appelle, Middle English–1500s appel(e, 1500s apell, 1500s–1600s appeale, 1600s appeill, 1500s– appeal. apheticMiddle English pele.

Etymology: < Old French apel (modern appel ), < apeler : see appeal v.

†1. A calling to account before a legal tribunal; in Law: a criminal charge or accusation, made by one who undertook under penalty to prove it; spec. (a) Impeachment of treason or felony; (b) ‘the accusation of a felon, at common law, by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver’; (c) ‘an accusation by a private subject against another for some heinous crime, demanding punishment on account of the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public’ (Blackstone). Formerly a regular mode of criminal procedure. (All Obsolete exc. historical.)

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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [noun] > a charge, accusation, or allegation > charge made under penalty

appeal1377

inscription1479

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 300 Þere þat partye pursueth · þe pele [1393 apeel, appel] is so huge, Þat þe kynge may do no mercy.

1471 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 444 Iff they be [sc. maryed] than the appelys wer abbatyd ther-by.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iv. i. 70 Aumerle is guiltie of my true appeale .

1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. iii. §202. 91 The heire who is partie unto the death of his father shall not have an appeale thereof.

1691 Blount's Νομο-λεξικον (ed. 2) (at cited word) Cognizance of Criminal Causes, is taken either..upon Indictment or Appeal..Accusation or Appeal is a lawful Declaration of another Mans crime (which, by Bracton, must be Felony at least) before a competent Judge, by one that sets his name to the Declaration, and undertakes to prove it, upon the penalty that may ensue of the contrary.

1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. (at cited word) It does not appear that the appeal of treason is taken away by this statute (1 Hen. 4. c. 14) or any other.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. v. 456 At the time when Blackstone wrote..private subjects might prosecute others for heinous crimes by ‘Appeal of felony.’

†2. A call to anyone to defend his or her innocence or honour by arms; a challenge. Obsolete exc. Historical.

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society > armed hostility > [noun] > challenge to

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defiance1597

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lii. l. 858 They..fownden kyng Marahans Anon In the Cowrt to-forn kyng lucye, his Apel there forto Complye.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes An appeale, a challenge.

1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian iv. i. 106 Nor shall the Sacred Character of King Be urg'd, to shield me from thy bold appeal.

a. The transference of a case from an inferior to a higher court or tribunal, in the hope of reversing or modifying the decision of the former; technical the application for such transference, or the transferred case. Court of Appeal: a court occupied in rehearing cases previously tried in inferior courts. Also Court of Appeals (U.S.).

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > appeal or review > [noun] > appeal

appeal1297

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reclamation1501

appellationa1513

devolution1593

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of appeal or review

court of review1678

Court of Appeal1849

appeal court1872

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 473 To the bissop fram ercedekne [h]is apel [he] solde make.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 192 Fro thy wrath..To thy pite stant min appele.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 22 The Synodes, from whom there might be no appelle but to a Generall Counsel.

1650 J. Howell Instr. Forren Travell (new ed.) App. 135 Appeales in som cases may be made to the Mufiti who is their chiefest Bishop.

1777 Jrnls. Continental Congr. 1774–89 (Libr. of Congr.) (1907) VIII. 607 The propriety of establishing a court of appeals.

1849 C. Dickens Let. 2 Feb. (1981) V. 488 The indispensable necessity there is, for a public and solemn Court of Appeal in all criminal cases.

1855 Fernando Wood in X. D. MacLeod Biogr. F. Wood (1856) There is..a Court of Appeals, to which to apply against the subjection.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. liv. 161 The decision was that the appeal must be dismissed.

1883 Trevelyan in Times 27 Aug. 6/3 The principles laid down by the Court of Appeal.

1883 Law Times 75 181/1 On appeal, the Court had great doubt whether the order, being discretionary, was appealable.

b. transferred as ‘an appeal to the country’.

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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > appeal to a group

appeal1799

1799 S. T. Coleridge Own Times I. 180 By this appeal to the universal suffrage, the sovereignty of the people is admitted.

1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (new ed.) i. 16 An appeal to the people by a dissolution is the resource of the Constitution.

a. The call to a recognized authority for sanction, or decision in one's favour, or to a witness for corroborative testimony. Cf. appeal v. 6, 7.

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the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [noun] > appeal for confirmation

obtestationa1555

appeal1626

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §720 The casting up of the eyes and lifting up of the hands, is a kind of appeal to the Deity.

1782 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit (ed. 2) I. xi. 132 In all metaphysical subjects, there is a perpetual appeal made to consciousness.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 144 They saw no hope but in an appeal to arms.

b. spec. in Cricket. A call made to an umpire, by any player, for a decision on any point arising during a match, esp. whether a batter is ‘out’ or not.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > [noun] > appeal to umpire

appeal1844

zat1934

howzat1973

1844 Lillywhite's Illustr. Hand-bk. Cricket 20 After the umpire has given you out, further appeal is useless.

1882 Daily Tel. 24 June (Cricket) An appeal for a catch at the wicket was given in favour of Giffen.

1908 W. E. W. Collins Leaves from Old Country Cricketer's Diary iv. 71 ‘How's that?’ came the second appeal, as the wicket-keeper, ball in hand, pulled up a stump.

5. A call for help of any kind, or for a favour; an earnest request; an entreaty.

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the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invocation or appeal

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1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 105 She lifted up A face of sad appeal.

1879 J. A. H. Murray (title) An Appeal to the English-speaking and English-reading public to read books and make extracts for the Philological Society's New English Dictionary.

1882 J. Payn For Cash Only III. 4 An appeal to his nephew for forgiveness.

1883 Times 27 Aug. 5/2 Contributions received in answer to my last appeal.

a. Language specially addressed to, or adapted to exert influence upon, some particular principle of conduct, mental faculty, or class of persons.

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the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > that which persuades > speech

appeal1833

pitch1876

sales talk1926

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invocation or appeal > words or language of appeal

appeal1833

1833 T. P. Thompson Exercises II. 472 The appeal to humane and Christian feeling.

1853 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) III. xiv. 254 Slavery..must not be treated by appeals to the passions.

1874 J. Parker Paraclete i. ii. 17 To the intellectual man, the Christian appeal is this: You have a spiritual consciousness.

b. figurative. Attractive influence or power; esp. in to make an appeal (to) = appeal v. 9.

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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive quality or feature

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allure1534

Venus1540

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1916 H. Walpole Dark Forest ii. i. 209 The appeal of her ignorance and strength and credulity—ah! she won our hearts simply whenever she pleased.

1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. i. §4 Mrs. Potter was rather sadly aware that she made no appeal to the twins.

1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. iv. §1 His was the sort of beauty which..makes so strong an appeal to the senses of the sex other than that of the possessor.

1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xxiii. §3 The enticements that might be expected to make an appeal to a very young man.

1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xxvii. §1 She was standing close to him,..and Kit was conscious of the sudden shock of her appeal.

1926 Grand Mag. Aug. 587/2 The sport of manhunting had lost its appeal.

†7. A summons by bell-ringing, a peal n.¹ Obsolete.

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 13 A-pele of belle ryngynge [1499 Pynson apele of bellis].

Compounds

appeal court n. (also appeals court) = Court of Appeal at sense 3a.

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society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of appeal or review

court of review1678

Court of Appeal1849

appeal court1872

1872 Rep. Sel. Comm. Appellate Jurisdiction 62 in Parl. Papers VII. 193 Such cases as now go to the Exchequer Chamber from the Common Law Courts, and to the Appeal Court in Chancery from the Equity Courts.

1907 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 29 July 598 They would have list upon list occupying this new Appeal Court [sc. the Court of Criminal Appeal] day after day.

1972 Times 23 Feb. 27/5 (heading) Appeal Court reproved for ignoring precedent.

1985 Financial Times 29 Oct. 4/4 Yesterday, an appeals court ruled that the state-of-siege decree empowered President Alfonsin to order arrests.

appeal fund n. a fund established for money collected in response to a charitable appeal.

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society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for other purposes

alms purse1530

privy purse1565

sinking fund1717

stakea1744

pension fund1757

spare-chest1769

road fund1784

revolving fund1793

community chest1796

provident fund1817

sustentation fund1837

wages-fund1848

slush fund1874

treasury chest fund1877

fall money1883

jackpot1884

provision1895

war chest1901

juice1935

fighting fund1940

structural fund1967

appeal fund1976

1976 Cumberland & Westmorland Herald 4 Dec. 1/4 He said the appeal fund at present stood at £248.

1985 Guardian Weekly 8/2 Some 200,000 NZ dollars flooded into the Greenpeace appeal fund.

appeal tribunal n. a court of inquiry for the hearing of appeals for exemption from military service.

ΚΠ

1916 Act 5 & 6 Geo. V 2nd Schedule There shall be Appeal Tribunals, acting within such areas as His Majesty may appoint.

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appealv.

Brit.

/əˈpiːl/, U.S.

/əˈpil/

Forms: Middle English–1500s apele, Middle English apeele, 1500s apeal(e, Middle English–1500s appel(e, 1500s–1600s appeal(e, 1500s– appeal. Also Middle English–1600s appell(e, 1500s apell(e.

Etymology: < Old French apele-r to call < Latin app- , adpellāre to accost, address, call upon, also in Law ‘to appeal to, to impeach,’ a secondary form of adpellĕre to drive to, direct (a ship) towards, land upon. Compare the history of aboard and accost , both of which similarly passed from the sense of ‘land upon,’ to ‘make up to, address, speak to.’ For refashioning of prefix, see ap- prefix¹; the change of -e- to -ea- was part of the spelling reform of 16th cent.; appell was a latinized form.

†I. transitive. To appeal a person. Obsolete or Historical.

†1. To call (one) to answer before a tribunal; in Law: to accuse of a crime which the accuser undertakes to prove. spec.: (a) to impeach of treason; (b) to accuse an accomplice of treason or felony; (c) to accuse of a heinous crime whereby the accuser has received personal injury or wrong, for which he demands reparation. (Const. of, for, the crime; to the tribunal.) All Obsolete except as Historical.

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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)]

wrayc725

forwrayOE

beclepec1030

challenge?c1225

indict1303

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reprovea1382

arraigna1400

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raign?a1425

to put upa1438

present?a1439

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aret1487

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to have up1605

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affect1726

to pull up1799

rap1904

run1909

1366 Mandeville's Trav. xii. 139 Straungeres..schulle thus appelen us & holden us for wykked Lyveres.

1440 J. Shirley Cron. Dethe James Stewarde (1818) 27 I appell you afor God..that ye bene the varay cause of the losse of my saule.

1464 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 525 They wer apelyd of othyr se[r]teyn poyntys of treson.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxlii. 357 If the prince were apeled to y^e court of parlyament.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John vii. f. 19 He did appele them of sinne~full transgression of the lawe.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 9 If he appeale the Duke on ancient malice.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 27 To appeale each other of high treason.

1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 287 b To appeale a man is as much as to accuse him.

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 38 I..appeale you to the Tribunall of that high Judge above.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxvii. 274 No man shall be appealed by a woman for the death of any but her own husband.

1756 T. Nugent tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws (1758) II. 279 A man, who was appealed of a crime.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 324 Approvement..is when a person, indicted of treason or felony, and arraigned for the same, doth confess the fact before plea pleaded; and appeals or accuses others, his accomplices, of the same crime, in order to obtain his pardon.

1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. (at cited word) If the wife kill her husband, the heir may appeal her of the death.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 307 They came before the king..and appealed of treason the Archbishop of York.

2. To call one to defend himself (as by wager of battle); to challenge. archaic.

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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > fight (a battle, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > challenge to single combat or duel

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to call out1671

to take out1749

c1400 Rowland & Ot. 343 I appelle hym for trouthe broken.

1634 Malory's Arthur (1816) I. 322 Sir Blamor de Ganis..hath appealed me to fight with him.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 224 Being appealed to a Duel, he had killed his Adversary.

†3. To invoke or claim as judge. (So in classical Latin) Obsolete. rare. See 6.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > maintain by argument in court [verb (transitive)] > invoke as judge

appealc1384

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxv. 12 Cesar I apele [a1425 New Coll. Oxf. 67 I apele to Cesar; L. Cæsarem appello]. Thanne Festus..answeride, Cesar thou hast apelid, to Cesar thou schalt go.

†4. To invoke or call to witness. Obsolete. rare. See 8.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > call to witness

to take witness of1390

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record1590

attest1609

to swear downa1616

appeal1645

to take up1821

invoke1851

1645 Lib. Consc. 19 I must appeal the consciences of those who now plead so much for liberty of conscience.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ix. 89 He..hath presum'd..to appeale the..testimony of God.

II. intransitive. Const. to.

a. To call to a higher judge or tribunal for deliverance from the adverse decision of a lower; to remove a case formally from an inferior to a higher court. Also figurative as in proverbial phrase, To appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober.

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c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 22 He appellid stalliworþli fro þe court of Innocent þe ferþe, vn to þe barre of Crist.

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. iii. sig. r.iii From the court of Iustyce, a man may apele vnto the court of mercy.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xi. 50 They appeale from custome to reason.

1876 E. Mellor Priesthood ii. 62 We appeal from the narrow officialism of the disciple, to the..merciful benevolence of the Master.

b. with mention of one or both tribunals omitted; also against a decision.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > appeal or review > [verb (intransitive)] > appeal

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1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 100 S. Anselm þerfor appeld vnto þe courte of Rome.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 192 Alisaundre..a worthy knight..Forjuged hath, and he appelleth.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) viii. 1581 Fra his court..This Makduff appellyd.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 84 Appelyng to the court of the byschope of canterbury.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. v. 185 Helpe (Iupiter) or we appeale, and from thy iustice flye.

1883 G. O. Trevelyan Speech in Parl. 25 Aug. The Revising Barrister's..decisions have never been appealed against.

1883 Times 27 Aug. 10/2 As there was doubt on the point he [the Judge] gave him liberty to appeal.

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c. to appeal to the country (sc. from parliament): to dissolve parliament after vote of the House of Commons adverse to the ministry, in order that the constituencies may express their mind on the question in electing the members of the new house.

a. To call upon a recognized authority to vindicate one's right or decide in one's favour in a dispute.

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the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone > to or upon an authority

to call on ——a1300

appeal1393

provoke1666

to appeal (un)to Caesar1855

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 196 Unto thy dome, lorde, I appele, Beholde and deme my querele.

1586–7 King James VI Let. 26 Jan. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) III. 19 Appealing to youre rypest judgement to discerne thereupon.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 122. ¶5 Mr. Touchy and he must appeal to him upon a Dispute that arose between them.

1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein III. 364 We find him appealed to..in the constitutional dispute which had begun to rage.

b. figurative of decision by physical means, as to appeal to arms.

ΚΠ

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xxiii They appealed to the sword.

c. Cricket. To call upon an umpire for a decision; to make an appeal (see appeal n. 4b).

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society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > umpire or referee [verb (intransitive)] > appeal to umpire

appeal1752

1752 Game at Cricket in New Universal Mag. Nov. 582/2 [The umpires] are not to order any man out, unless appealed to by one of the players.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 26 They..finally appealed to the umpires as to the fairness of the play.

1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket vi. 268 When a catch at the wicket is appealed for, an umpire should..take into consideration both sound and sight.

7. To call to a witness for corroboration; to call attention to some testimony as confirmation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > assure, confirm, or guarantee [verb (intransitive)] > appeal for confirmation

appeal1414

1414 T. Brampton Paraphr. Seven Penit. Psalms lxvi. 25 Forsake me noȝt..And ȝyf thou do, I will apele To Ne reminiscaris, Domine!

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. i. 202 To Heauen I doe appeale, How I haue lou'd my King, and Common-weale.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 555. ⁋13 I appeal to the judicious observers for the truth of what I assert.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. i. 8 For the proof of the existence of the conscience, we appeal..to the consciousness.

8. To call for a favour of any kind; to make supplication, entreaty, or earnest request, to a person for a thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone

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to pray (one) of a boon1393

to call on ——a1400

to seek on (also upon)a1400

to call upon ——c1405

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1540 T. Cromwell Let. 12 June in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 267 I appell to your Highnes for mercye.

1883 Daily News 3 Sept. 5/2 A letter from the Lord Mayor appealing to the public for subscriptions.

1885 N.E.D. at Appeal Mod. I appeal to you to let me alone.

a. To address oneself, specially and in expectation of a sympathetic response, to some principle of conduct, mental faculty, or class of persons. Also, to be attractive or pleasing to (a person).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone > to some principle of conduct, mental faculty, etc.

appeal1794

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] > charm

charmc1440

allure?1532

attract1584

sirenize1592

enchant1593

enamour1600

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seduce1747

appeal1881

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (transitive)]

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1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 103 Imagination here needs not be appealed to.

1803 J. Mackintosh Def. Peltier in Wks. (1846) III. 268 To what interests does it appeal? What passions is it to rouse?

1835 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. An author who treats it [the subject of Dress], appeals..to the young men and maidens.

1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xiii. 296 He appealed to their sense of feudal honour.

1881 C. E. L. Riddell Senior Partner III. iii. 70 Mr. McCullagh, to whom Mr. Mostin's general assertion appealed with the force of experience.

a1885 Mod. Pictures appeal to the eye, arguments to the reason.

1898 G. Saintsbury Short Hist. Eng. Lit. viii. iii. 524 Its poetical and romantic attractions..appeal even to a person so little poetical as Hobbes.

1928 C. Singer From Magic to Sci. i. 16 Such a point of view appealed greatly to the Middle Ages.

b. To ‘make an appeal’; to be attractive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (intransitive)] > appeal

appeal1907

1907 Smart Set Mar. 23/1 The speciousness of Betty's words appealed.

III. transitive with a thing as object.

10. To remove to a higher tribunal.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > appeal or review > [verb (transitive)] > appeal

appeal1481

1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 71 I appele this mater in to the court to fore our lord the kyng.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A2 To patient Judgements we appeale our plaude.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) We say the cause was appealed before or after trial.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 178 To appeal a case of taste to a court of final judicature.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 22 Aug. 2/2 Possibly the case will be appealed.

1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xvii. 192 The defense will appeal the case to the Supreme Court.

1963 Publishers' Weekly 2 Sept. 45/1 Curtis has announced that it will appeal the verdict.

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单词	appeal
释义	appealn. Brit. /əˈpiːl/, U.S. /əˈpil/ Forms: Middle English apel, Middle English apeel, Middle English–1500s apele, Middle English appelle, Middle English–1500s appel(e, 1500s apell, 1500s–1600s appeale, 1600s appeill, 1500s– appeal. apheticMiddle English pele. Etymology: < Old French apel (modern appel ), < apeler : see appeal v. †1. A calling to account before a legal tribunal; in Law: a criminal charge or accusation, made by one who undertook under penalty to prove it; spec. (a) Impeachment of treason or felony; (b) ‘the accusation of a felon, at common law, by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver’; (c) ‘an accusation by a private subject against another for some heinous crime, demanding punishment on account of the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public’ (Blackstone). Formerly a regular mode of criminal procedure. (All Obsolete exc. historical.) ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [noun] > a charge, accusation, or allegation > charge made under penalty appeal1377 inscription1479 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 300 Þere þat partye pursueth · þe pele [1393 apeel, appel] is so huge, Þat þe kynge may do no mercy. 1471 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 444 Iff they be [sc. maryed] than the appelys wer abbatyd ther-by. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iv. i. 70 Aumerle is guiltie of my true appeale . View more context for this quotation 1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. iii. §202. 91 The heire who is partie unto the death of his father shall not have an appeale thereof. 1691 Blount's Νομο-λεξικον (ed. 2) (at cited word) Cognizance of Criminal Causes, is taken either..upon Indictment or Appeal..Accusation or Appeal is a lawful Declaration of another Mans crime (which, by Bracton, must be Felony at least) before a competent Judge, by one that sets his name to the Declaration, and undertakes to prove it, upon the penalty that may ensue of the contrary. 1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. (at cited word) It does not appear that the appeal of treason is taken away by this statute (1 Hen. 4. c. 14) or any other. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. v. 456 At the time when Blackstone wrote..private subjects might prosecute others for heinous crimes by ‘Appeal of felony.’ †2. A call to anyone to defend his or her innocence or honour by arms; a challenge. Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > [noun] > challenge to appeala1450 provocation1484 challenge1530 defya1586 gagea1592 dare1594 defiance1597 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lii. l. 858 They..fownden kyng Marahans Anon In the Cowrt to-forn kyng lucye, his Apel there forto Complye. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes An appeale, a challenge. 1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian iv. i. 106 Nor shall the Sacred Character of King Be urg'd, to shield me from thy bold appeal. 3. a. The transference of a case from an inferior to a higher court or tribunal, in the hope of reversing or modifying the decision of the former; technical the application for such transference, or the transferred case. Court of Appeal: a court occupied in rehearing cases previously tried in inferior courts. Also Court of Appeals (U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > appeal or review > [noun] > appeal appeal1297 redress1467 reclamation1501 appellationa1513 devolution1593 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of appeal or review court of review1678 Court of Appeal1849 appeal court1872 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 473 To the bissop fram ercedekne [h]is apel [he] solde make. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 192 Fro thy wrath..To thy pite stant min appele. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 22 The Synodes, from whom there might be no appelle but to a Generall Counsel. 1650 J. Howell Instr. Forren Travell (new ed.) App. 135 Appeales in som cases may be made to the Mufiti who is their chiefest Bishop. 1777 Jrnls. Continental Congr. 1774–89 (Libr. of Congr.) (1907) VIII. 607 The propriety of establishing a court of appeals. 1849 C. Dickens Let. 2 Feb. (1981) V. 488 The indispensable necessity there is, for a public and solemn Court of Appeal in all criminal cases. 1855 Fernando Wood in X. D. MacLeod Biogr. F. Wood (1856) There is..a Court of Appeals, to which to apply against the subjection. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. liv. 161 The decision was that the appeal must be dismissed. 1883 Trevelyan in Times 27 Aug. 6/3 The principles laid down by the Court of Appeal. 1883 Law Times 75 181/1 On appeal, the Court had great doubt whether the order, being discretionary, was appealable. b. transferred as ‘an appeal to the country’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > appeal to a group appeal1799 1799 S. T. Coleridge Own Times I. 180 By this appeal to the universal suffrage, the sovereignty of the people is admitted. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (new ed.) i. 16 An appeal to the people by a dissolution is the resource of the Constitution. 4. a. The call to a recognized authority for sanction, or decision in one's favour, or to a witness for corroborative testimony. Cf. appeal v. 6, 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [noun] > appeal for confirmation obtestationa1555 appeal1626 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §720 The casting up of the eyes and lifting up of the hands, is a kind of appeal to the Deity. 1782 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit (ed. 2) I. xi. 132 In all metaphysical subjects, there is a perpetual appeal made to consciousness. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 144 They saw no hope but in an appeal to arms. b. spec. in Cricket. A call made to an umpire, by any player, for a decision on any point arising during a match, esp. whether a batter is ‘out’ or not. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > [noun] > appeal to umpire appeal1844 zat1934 howzat1973 1844 Lillywhite's Illustr. Hand-bk. Cricket 20 After the umpire has given you out, further appeal is useless. 1882 Daily Tel. 24 June (Cricket) An appeal for a catch at the wicket was given in favour of Giffen. 1908 W. E. W. Collins Leaves from Old Country Cricketer's Diary iv. 71 ‘How's that?’ came the second appeal, as the wicket-keeper, ball in hand, pulled up a stump. 5. A call for help of any kind, or for a favour; an earnest request; an entreaty. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invocation or appeal bodec1175 stevenc1200 crya1300 askingc1330 prayerc1330 beseeching1340 invocationc1384 billc1386 conjuringa1400 pealc1400 conjurationc1450 adjuration?1473 remonstrance?1473 interpellation1526 contestation1548 address1570 vocation1574 imprecation1585 appellation1587 supplantation1590 advocation1598 application1607 invoking1611 inclamation1613 conjurement1643 bespeaking1661 vocative1747 incalling1850 appeal1859 appealing1876 appealingness1876 rogative1882 cri de cœur1897 1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 105 She lifted up A face of sad appeal. 1879 J. A. H. Murray (title) An Appeal to the English-speaking and English-reading public to read books and make extracts for the Philological Society's New English Dictionary. 1882 J. Payn For Cash Only III. 4 An appeal to his nephew for forgiveness. 1883 Times 27 Aug. 5/2 Contributions received in answer to my last appeal. 6. a. Language specially addressed to, or adapted to exert influence upon, some particular principle of conduct, mental faculty, or class of persons. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > that which persuades > speech appeal1833 pitch1876 sales talk1926 the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invocation or appeal > words or language of appeal appeal1833 1833 T. P. Thompson Exercises II. 472 The appeal to humane and Christian feeling. 1853 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) III. xiv. 254 Slavery..must not be treated by appeals to the passions. 1874 J. Parker Paraclete i. ii. 17 To the intellectual man, the Christian appeal is this: You have a spiritual consciousness. b. figurative. Attractive influence or power; esp. in to make an appeal (to) = appeal v. 9. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive quality or feature lust1390 jollity1484 allure1534 Venus1540 attract1593 attraction1599 attractive1607 gold dust1690 charm1697 charmingness1727 take1794 charmfulness1842 style1897 appeal1916 pull factor1938 1916 H. Walpole Dark Forest ii. i. 209 The appeal of her ignorance and strength and credulity—ah! she won our hearts simply whenever she pleased. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. i. §4 Mrs. Potter was rather sadly aware that she made no appeal to the twins. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. iv. §1 His was the sort of beauty which..makes so strong an appeal to the senses of the sex other than that of the possessor. 1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xxiii. §3 The enticements that might be expected to make an appeal to a very young man. 1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xxvii. §1 She was standing close to him,..and Kit was conscious of the sudden shock of her appeal. 1926 Grand Mag. Aug. 587/2 The sport of manhunting had lost its appeal. †7. A summons by bell-ringing, a peal n.¹ Obsolete. ΚΠ Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 13 A-pele of belle ryngynge [1499 Pynson apele of bellis]. Compounds appeal court n. (also appeals court) = Court of Appeal at sense 3a. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of appeal or review court of review1678 Court of Appeal1849 appeal court1872 1872 Rep. Sel. Comm. Appellate Jurisdiction 62 in Parl. Papers VII. 193 Such cases as now go to the Exchequer Chamber from the Common Law Courts, and to the Appeal Court in Chancery from the Equity Courts. 1907 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 29 July 598 They would have list upon list occupying this new Appeal Court [sc. the Court of Criminal Appeal] day after day. 1972 Times 23 Feb. 27/5 (heading) Appeal Court reproved for ignoring precedent. 1985 Financial Times 29 Oct. 4/4 Yesterday, an appeals court ruled that the state-of-siege decree empowered President Alfonsin to order arrests. appeal fund n. a fund established for money collected in response to a charitable appeal. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for other purposes alms purse1530 privy purse1565 sinking fund1717 stakea1744 pension fund1757 spare-chest1769 road fund1784 revolving fund1793 community chest1796 provident fund1817 sustentation fund1837 wages-fund1848 slush fund1874 treasury chest fund1877 fall money1883 jackpot1884 provision1895 war chest1901 juice1935 fighting fund1940 structural fund1967 appeal fund1976 1976 Cumberland & Westmorland Herald 4 Dec. 1/4 He said the appeal fund at present stood at £248. 1985 Guardian Weekly 8/2 Some 200,000 NZ dollars flooded into the Greenpeace appeal fund. appeal tribunal n. a court of inquiry for the hearing of appeals for exemption from military service. ΚΠ 1916 Act 5 & 6 Geo. V 2nd Schedule There shall be Appeal Tribunals, acting within such areas as His Majesty may appoint. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). appealv. Brit. /əˈpiːl/, U.S. /əˈpil/ Forms: Middle English–1500s apele, Middle English apeele, 1500s apeal(e, Middle English–1500s appel(e, 1500s–1600s appeal(e, 1500s– appeal. Also Middle English–1600s appell(e, 1500s apell(e. Etymology: < Old French apele-r to call < Latin app- , adpellāre to accost, address, call upon, also in Law ‘to appeal to, to impeach,’ a secondary form of adpellĕre to drive to, direct (a ship) towards, land upon. Compare the history of aboard and accost , both of which similarly passed from the sense of ‘land upon,’ to ‘make up to, address, speak to.’ For refashioning of prefix, see ap- prefix¹; the change of -e- to -ea- was part of the spelling reform of 16th cent.; appell was a latinized form. †I. transitive. To appeal a person. Obsolete or Historical. †1. To call (one) to answer before a tribunal; in Law: to accuse of a crime which the accuser undertakes to prove. spec.: (a) to impeach of treason; (b) to accuse an accomplice of treason or felony; (c) to accuse of a heinous crime whereby the accuser has received personal injury or wrong, for which he demands reparation. (Const. of, for, the crime; to the tribunal.) All Obsolete except as Historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] wrayc725 forwrayOE beclepec1030 challenge?c1225 indict1303 appeachc1315 aditea1325 appeal1366 impeachc1380 reprovea1382 arraigna1400 calla1400 raign?a1425 to put upa1438 present?a1439 ditec1440 detectc1449 articlec1450 billc1450 peach1465 attach1480 denounce1485 aret1487 accusea1500 filea1500 delate1515 crimea1550 panel1560 articulate1563 prosecute1579 impleada1600 to have up1605 reprosecute1622 tainta1625 criminatea1646 affect1726 to pull up1799 rap1904 run1909 1366 Mandeville's Trav. xii. 139 Straungeres..schulle thus appelen us & holden us for wykked Lyveres. 1440 J. Shirley Cron. Dethe James Stewarde (1818) 27 I appell you afor God..that ye bene the varay cause of the losse of my saule. 1464 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 525 They wer apelyd of othyr se[r]teyn poyntys of treson. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxlii. 357 If the prince were apeled to y^e court of parlyament. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John vii. f. 19 He did appele them of sinne~full transgression of the lawe. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 9 If he appeale the Duke on ancient malice. View more context for this quotation 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 27 To appeale each other of high treason. View more context for this quotation 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 287 b To appeale a man is as much as to accuse him. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 38 I..appeale you to the Tribunall of that high Judge above. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxvii. 274 No man shall be appealed by a woman for the death of any but her own husband. 1756 T. Nugent tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws (1758) II. 279 A man, who was appealed of a crime. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 324 Approvement..is when a person, indicted of treason or felony, and arraigned for the same, doth confess the fact before plea pleaded; and appeals or accuses others, his accomplices, of the same crime, in order to obtain his pardon. 1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. (at cited word) If the wife kill her husband, the heir may appeal her of the death. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 307 They came before the king..and appealed of treason the Archbishop of York. 2. To call one to defend himself (as by wager of battle); to challenge. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > fight (a battle, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > challenge to single combat or duel appealc1400 becallc1400 bid1487 challenge1598 to call out1671 to take out1749 c1400 Rowland & Ot. 343 I appelle hym for trouthe broken. 1634 Malory's Arthur (1816) I. 322 Sir Blamor de Ganis..hath appealed me to fight with him. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 224 Being appealed to a Duel, he had killed his Adversary. †3. To invoke or claim as judge. (So in classical Latin) Obsolete. rare. See 6. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > maintain by argument in court [verb (transitive)] > invoke as judge appealc1384 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxv. 12 Cesar I apele [a1425 New Coll. Oxf. 67 I apele to Cesar; L. Cæsarem appello]. Thanne Festus..answeride, Cesar thou hast apelid, to Cesar thou schalt go. †4. To invoke or call to witness. Obsolete. rare. See 8. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > call to witness to take witness of1390 vouchc1412 record1590 attest1609 to swear downa1616 appeal1645 to take up1821 invoke1851 1645 Lib. Consc. 19 I must appeal the consciences of those who now plead so much for liberty of conscience. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ix. 89 He..hath presum'd..to appeale the..testimony of God. II. intransitive. Const. to. 5. a. To call to a higher judge or tribunal for deliverance from the adverse decision of a lower; to remove a case formally from an inferior to a higher court. Also figurative as in proverbial phrase, To appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober. ΚΠ c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 22 He appellid stalliworþli fro þe court of Innocent þe ferþe, vn to þe barre of Crist. 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. iii. sig. r.iii From the court of Iustyce, a man may apele vnto the court of mercy. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xi. 50 They appeale from custome to reason. 1876 E. Mellor Priesthood ii. 62 We appeal from the narrow officialism of the disciple, to the..merciful benevolence of the Master. b. with mention of one or both tribunals omitted; also against a decision. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > appeal or review > [verb (intransitive)] > appeal beclepe1297 appeal1330 reclaim1575 1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 100 S. Anselm þerfor appeld vnto þe courte of Rome. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 192 Alisaundre..a worthy knight..Forjuged hath, and he appelleth. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) viii. 1581 Fra his court..This Makduff appellyd. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 84 Appelyng to the court of the byschope of canterbury. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. v. 185 Helpe (Iupiter) or we appeale, and from thy iustice flye. View more context for this quotation 1883 G. O. Trevelyan Speech in Parl. 25 Aug. The Revising Barrister's..decisions have never been appealed against. 1883 Times 27 Aug. 10/2 As there was doubt on the point he [the Judge] gave him liberty to appeal. Categories » c. to appeal to the country (sc. from parliament): to dissolve parliament after vote of the House of Commons adverse to the ministry, in order that the constituencies may express their mind on the question in electing the members of the new house. 6. a. To call upon a recognized authority to vindicate one's right or decide in one's favour in a dispute. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone > to or upon an authority to call on ——a1300 appeal1393 provoke1666 to appeal (un)to Caesar1855 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 196 Unto thy dome, lorde, I appele, Beholde and deme my querele. 1586–7 King James VI Let. 26 Jan. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) III. 19 Appealing to youre rypest judgement to discerne thereupon. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 122. ¶5 Mr. Touchy and he must appeal to him upon a Dispute that arose between them. 1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein III. 364 We find him appealed to..in the constitutional dispute which had begun to rage. b. figurative of decision by physical means, as to appeal to arms. ΚΠ 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xxiii They appealed to the sword. c. Cricket. To call upon an umpire for a decision; to make an appeal (see appeal n. 4b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > umpire or referee [verb (intransitive)] > appeal to umpire appeal1752 1752 Game at Cricket in New Universal Mag. Nov. 582/2 [The umpires] are not to order any man out, unless appealed to by one of the players. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 26 They..finally appealed to the umpires as to the fairness of the play. 1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket vi. 268 When a catch at the wicket is appealed for, an umpire should..take into consideration both sound and sight. 7. To call to a witness for corroboration; to call attention to some testimony as confirmation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > assure, confirm, or guarantee [verb (intransitive)] > appeal for confirmation appeal1414 1414 T. Brampton Paraphr. Seven Penit. Psalms lxvi. 25 Forsake me noȝt..And ȝyf thou do, I will apele To Ne reminiscaris, Domine! a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. i. 202 To Heauen I doe appeale, How I haue lou'd my King, and Common-weale. View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 555. ⁋13 I appeal to the judicious observers for the truth of what I assert. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. i. 8 For the proof of the existence of the conscience, we appeal..to the consciousness. 8. To call for a favour of any kind; to make supplication, entreaty, or earnest request, to a person for a thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone clepec825 cryc1290 to pray (one) of a boon1393 to call on ——a1400 to seek on (also upon)a1400 to call upon ——c1405 sue1405 supplicate1417 peala1425 labour1442 to make suit1447–8 supply1489 suit1526 appeal1540 apply1554 incalla1572 invocate1582 beg1600 palaver1859 1540 T. Cromwell Let. 12 June in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 267 I appell to your Highnes for mercye. 1883 Daily News 3 Sept. 5/2 A letter from the Lord Mayor appealing to the public for subscriptions. 1885 N.E.D. at Appeal Mod. I appeal to you to let me alone. 9. a. To address oneself, specially and in expectation of a sympathetic response, to some principle of conduct, mental faculty, or class of persons. Also, to be attractive or pleasing to (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone > to some principle of conduct, mental faculty, etc. appeal1794 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] > charm charmc1440 allure?1532 attract1584 sirenize1592 enchant1593 enamour1600 fetch1607 inveiglea1720 seduce1747 appeal1881 the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (transitive)] attract1584 trance1597 fetch1607 magnetize1658 engage1693 seduce1747 appeala1885 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 103 Imagination here needs not be appealed to. 1803 J. Mackintosh Def. Peltier in Wks. (1846) III. 268 To what interests does it appeal? What passions is it to rouse? 1835 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. An author who treats it [the subject of Dress], appeals..to the young men and maidens. 1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xiii. 296 He appealed to their sense of feudal honour. 1881 C. E. L. Riddell Senior Partner III. iii. 70 Mr. McCullagh, to whom Mr. Mostin's general assertion appealed with the force of experience. a1885 Mod. Pictures appeal to the eye, arguments to the reason. 1898 G. Saintsbury Short Hist. Eng. Lit. viii. iii. 524 Its poetical and romantic attractions..appeal even to a person so little poetical as Hobbes. 1928 C. Singer From Magic to Sci. i. 16 Such a point of view appealed greatly to the Middle Ages. b. To ‘make an appeal’; to be attractive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (intransitive)] > appeal appeal1907 1907 Smart Set Mar. 23/1 The speciousness of Betty's words appealed. III. transitive with a thing as object. 10. To remove to a higher tribunal. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > appeal or review > [verb (transitive)] > appeal appeal1481 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 71 I appele this mater in to the court to fore our lord the kyng. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A2 To patient Judgements we appeale our plaude. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) We say the cause was appealed before or after trial. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 178 To appeal a case of taste to a court of final judicature. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 22 Aug. 2/2 Possibly the case will be appealed. 1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xvii. 192 The defense will appeal the case to the Supreme Court. 1963 Publishers' Weekly 2 Sept. 45/1 Curtis has announced that it will appeal the verdict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1297v.1330
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