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appeal
verbs
make/issue/launch an appeal
• Detectives are making an urgent appeal for information. • The hospital has launched an appeal to raise money for new equipment.
renew an appeal
(= make an appeal again )
• Detectives renewed their appeal for help from the public.
adjectives
an urgent appeal
• The fire service has made an urgent appeal for more part-time firefighters.
a desperate appeal
• The family made a desperate appeal to their daughter to come home. • The London-based relief agency issued a desperate appeal for aid.
a direct appeal
• The police have issued a direct appeal to the witness to come forward with information.
a personal appeal
• Muslim leaders made a personal appeal for the hostage's freedom.
a public appeal
• She made a public appeal for the return of the ring.
a fresh appeal
(= one that you make again )
• The growing instability in the country has led to fresh appeals for calm.
a nationwide appeal
• The missing 15-year-old was found yesterday after a nationwide appeal for help.
an international appeal
• The organization has now launched an international appeal for volunteers.
a television appeal
• Following a national television appeal, several callers have phoned the police with information.
appeal 2
verbs
make an appeal
• My client is planning to make an appeal.
lodge/file/bring an appeal
(= make an appeal )
• Mr Sarhadi, who has lived here for three years, has lodged an appeal against extradition.
consider an appeal
• The US Supreme Court could refuse to consider the appeal.
hear an appeal
(= listen to all the facts )
• The FA will hear Chelsea's appeal against the fine next week.
win/lose an appeal
• Unless she wins her appeal she will be imprisoned.
uphold/allow an appeal
(= give permission for a decision to be changed )
• Judge Gabriel Hutton upheld Smith's appeal against a £250 fine.
dismiss/throw out/turn down an appeal
(= not give permission for a decision to be changed )
• The taxpayer's appeal was dismissed and the penalty upheld.
an appeal fails/succeeds
• If the appeal fails, he will serve his full sentence.
appeal + NOUN
the appeal court
British English , the appeals court American English
• The ruling was reversed in the appeal court.
the appeal process
• The appeal process could take as long as three years.
adjectives
a formal appeal
• She decided to make a formal appeal through her lawyer.
phrases
the Court of Appeal
• The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction.
grounds for an appeal
(= reasons for making an appeal )
• You need to have reasonable grounds for your appeal.
a right of appeal
• The taxpayer has no statutory right of appeal against the demand.
pending appeal
(= until an appeal can take place )
• Both men were under house arrest, pending appeal of their convictions.
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noun serious request for sth you need/want very much ADJ. desperate, emergency, emotional, urgent | direct | fresh, further a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward | mute She gazed at him in mute appeal. VERB + APPEAL issue, make They made a direct appeal to the government for funding. PREP. ~ for an appeal for help | ~ to an appeal to reason formal request to sb in authority ADJ. formal, personal VERB + APPEAL bring, file, lodge, make He's lodged an appeal against the size of the fine. | win | lose | allow (formal), consider, hear The judge has agreed to allow his appeal. The court will hear the appeal on 10 June. | uphold His appeal was upheld and he was released immediately. | deny, dismiss, reject, throw out, turn down APPEAL + VERB fail | succeed APPEAL + NOUN court, tribunal | hearing | judge | procedure, process, system PREP. on ~ On appeal, it was held that the judge was correct. | under ~ a case currently under appeal | ~ against an appeal against his conviction of fraud | ~ for an appeal for leniency | ~ to an appeal to the High Court PHRASES a court of appeal, give/grant sb leave to appeal, grounds of appeal, pending appeal The players have been suspended pending appeal. | a right of appeal You have the right of appeal to the Consitutional Court. event for raising money ADJ. charity, fund-raising | radio, television VERB + APPEAL hold, launch An appeal is to be launched on behalf of the refugees. | back, support APPEAL + VERB raise sth The radio appeal raised over three million pounds. APPEAL + NOUN fund attraction/interest ADJ. considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong | immediate, instant the book's immediate apeal to young children | limited, little | broad, mass, popular, universal, wide a publication designed for mass appeal | aesthetic, commercial, electoral, intellectual, sex, visual Unfortunately, the film lacks commercial appeal. VERB + APPEAL have, hold His views hold no appeal for me. | broaden, extend, widen We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music. | lose APPEAL + VERB lie in sth His considerable appeal lies in his quiet, gentle manner. PREP. ~ for School lost its appeal for her in the second year., verb make serious request for sth ADV. directly He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce. PREP. for, to Police have appealed to the public for information about the crime. to sb in authority ADV. succesfully, unsuccessfully | directly PREP. against She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder. | to He has decided to appeal to the European Court. be attractive/interesting to sb ADV. enormously, really, strongly The prospect of teaching such bright children appealed enormously. The idea of retiring early really appeals to me. | directly PREP. to These characters will appeal directly to children's imaginations.
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