appeal

(noun) earnest or urgent request. Synonyms: entreaty, prayer. Examples: "An entreaty to stop the fighting." "An appeal for help." "An appeal to the public to keep calm."

(noun) attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates. Synonyms: appealingness, charm. Example: "His smile was part of his appeal to her."

(noun) (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial. Example: "Their appeal was denied in the superior court."

(noun) request for a sum of money. Synonyms: solicitation, collection, ingathering. Example: "An appeal to raise money for starving children."

(verb) take a court case to a higher court for review. Example: "He was found guilty but appealed immediately."

(verb) request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection. Synonyms: invoke. Examples: "Appeal to somebody for help." "Invoke god in times of trouble."

(verb) be attractive to. Synonyms: attract. Examples: "The idea of a vacation appeals to me." "The beautiful garden attracted many people."

(verb) challenge (a decision). Example: "She appealed the verdict."

(verb) cite as an authority; resort to. Synonyms: invoke. Examples: "He invoked the law that would save him." "I appealed to the law of 1900." "She invoked an ancient law."