to appeal

Examples

• All

• The right to appeal was eliminated.

  Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

• A judge ordered that he be deported immediately, so he appealed the decision.

  Academic text (2017)

• We'll appeal this to the highest court in the land.

  Ruby (1992)

• The City of Chicago announced that it would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  Academic text (1993)

• The case was eventually appealed to the Supreme Court, and his conviction was upheld.

  Academic text (2015)

• The government argued it should be able to appeal because the Wunderlich Act has since been repealed.

  Academic text (2017)

• In early June, Newegg Inc. appealed the matter to the Alabama Tax Tribunal.

  Academic text (2017)

• The judge decided to reevaluate the case after the defendant chose to appeal the ruling.

• After the initial verdict was handed down, they filed a notice to appeal the decision in a higher court.

• She plans to appeal the suspension of her driver's license due to a mistake in the court's ruling.

Antonyms

U

to uphold

176 4.4

To support and keep a law, decision, or belief in effect

Compounds

S

sex appeal

• NSFW

19 3.5

Attractive to other people in a way that makes them want to be physically close

U

universal appeal

2 4.1

A quality that attracts many people from different countries and backgrounds

P

personal appeal

1 3.7

A natural charm that makes people like someone

A

appeal board

• Formal

1 3.9

A group of officials who review and decide on complaints about decisions

A

appeal for donations

2.9

A request asking people to give money to help others

S

street appeal

• UK

4.4

An attractive look of a house or shop when seen from the street

How Strongly

to petition

• Formal

61 3.5

to appeal

• Formal

159 5.1

to challenge

• Formal

552 4.3

to dispute

158 3.5

to bring

• Formal

301 7.6

Surface Forms

Etymology