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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions appeal noun  (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reí«xamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation; 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 offense against the public. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See {Approvement}. --Tomlins. --Bouvier. A summons to answer to a charge. --Dryden. A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty. A kind of to the Deity, the author of wonders. -Bacon. Resort to physical means; recourse. (cricket): the act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision of whether a batsman is out or not.      Full Definition of appeal  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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