the power of arousing a sympathetic response; attraction

an earnest plea, e.g. for mercy; an entreaty

a large-scale coordinated approach to the public for donations to a charity or cause

an application, e.g. to a recognized authority, for corroboration, vindication, or decision

a legal proceeding by which a case is brought to a higher court for review

in cricket, a call by members of the fielding side, esp the bowler, for the umpire to declare a batsman out

to arouse a sympathetic response in somebody

to make an earnest plea or request

appealed to them for help

to call on another for corroboration, vindication, or decision

Dorothea appealed to her husband, and he made a silent sign of approval — George Eliot

to take a case to a higher court for review

to make an appeal in cricket

to take (a case) to a higher court