an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.

a request or reference to some person or authority for a decision, corroboration, judgment, etc.

Law .

an application or proceeding for review by a higher tribunal.

(in a legislative body or assembly) a formal question as to the correctness of a ruling by a presiding officer.

Obsolete . a formal charge or accusation.

the power or ability to attract, interest, amuse, or stimulate the mind or emotions

The game has lost its appeal.

Obsolete . a summons or challenge.

to ask for aid, support, mercy, sympathy, or the like; make an earnest entreaty

The college appealed to its alumni for funds.

Law . to apply for review of a case or particular issue to a higher tribunal.

to have need of or ask for proof, a decision, corroboration, etc.

to be especially attractive, pleasing, interesting, or enjoyable

The red hat appeals to me.

Law .

to apply for review of (a case) to a higher tribunal.

Obsolete . to charge with a crime before a tribunal. ?

appeal to the country

British . country ( def. 16 ) .

noun

denial , disavowal , disclaimer , refusal , retraction , revocation , ugliness

verb

deny , disclaim , recall , refuse , renounce , retract , revoke , disgust , turn away , turn off

noun

address , adjuration , application , bid , call , claim , demand , entreaty , imploration , importunity , invocation , overture , petition , plea , prayer , proposal , proposition , question , recourse , requisition , solicitation , submission , suit , supplication , allure , attraction , attractiveness , beauty , charm , charmingness , engagingness , fascination , glamor , interestingness , pleasingness , seductiveness , allurement , charisma , draw , enchantment , enticement , glamour , lure , magnetism , witchery , appellant , aura , cogency , cri de coeur , mystique , popularity , resort

verb

address , adjure , advance , apply , ask , beg , beseech , bid , call , call upon , claim , contest , crave , demand , entreat , hit on , implore , importune , petition , plead , pray , propose , proposition , question , refer , require , resort to , solicit , strike , submit , sue , supplicate , urge , allure , beguile , captivate , catch the eye , charm , enchant , engage , entice , fascinate , intrigue , invite , please , tantalize , tempt , approach , draw , lure , magnetize , take , attraction , beauty , exhort , invoke , plea , request , seek , summon