n./v. · formal
appeal
/əˈpiːl/ap·PEAL
To ask a higher court to change the decision of a lower court (v); the request itself (n).
Examples
“They plan to appeal the judge's decision next week.”
“Her appeal was rejected.”
“He made a heartfelt appeal to the public for help.”
Band 8 sentence
“After new evidence emerged, the defence team decided to file an appeal to the appellate court.”
Collocations
- appeal a decision
- file an appeal
- appeal against a sentence
Word family
Common mistakes
They appealed to the court the decision.→They appealed the decision to the higher court. / They appealed against the decision.
She made an appeal for the judge.→She made an appeal to the judge / She appealed to the judge.
Say it for a higher band
5challenge→6protest→7+appeal
Synonyms
challenge
Easily confused
appeal (attract)
“The new design appeals to younger consumers.”
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