appeal
appeal [appealed, appealing] v
OFr < L. 'accost', 'address', 'call upon'.
- Plead; beseech; entreat; implore; request earnestly; [legal term] petition; solicit, as in a court of law; resort to a higher authority; seek help from a higher court.
- Phrase. “Appeal to”: address; invoke; face; confront; challenge.