appeal - noun

earnest or urgent request

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial

request for a sum of money

appeal - verb

• take a court case to a higher court for review
• request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
• be attractive to
• challenge (a decision)
• cite as an authority; resort to

appeal - thesaurus

appealingness   attract   charm   collection   entreaty   ingathering   invoke   prayer   solicitation