appeal
noun/əˈpiːl/
Слово англійською: appeal
Переклад appeal українською: за́клик, ви́клик кому́ для чо́го, апеляція, відозва, звернення, касація, поклик, потяг, клич
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a deeply felt request for money, help or information that is needed immediately, especially one made by a charity or by the police
- appeal for something to launch a TV appeal for donations to the charity
- appeal to somebody He made an emotional appeal to voters.
- appeal to somebody for something Police are making a fresh appeal to the public for any information that may help them.
- appeal to somebody to do something The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.
- There was a look of silent appeal on his face.
Wordfinder- appeal
- benefit
- charity
- collection
- donation
- fundraiser
- handout
- telethon
- volunteer
- welfare
- [uncountable] a quality that makes somebody/something attractive or interesting
- mass/wide/popular/broad/universal appeal
- The Beatles have never really lost their appeal.
- The prospect of living in a city holds little appeal for me.
- [countable, uncountable] a formal request to a court or to somebody in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed
- (British English) to lodge an appeal
- (North American English) to file an appeal
- (British English) an appeal court/judge
- (North American English) an appeals court/judge
- appeal against something They have launched appeals against their convictions.
- an appeal against the 3-match ban
- an appeal against a decision/sentence/order/ruling
- The court dismissed his appeal against the verdict.
- on appeal The case was upheld on appeal.
- The verdict was later overturned on appeal.
- You have the right of appeal to the Constitutional Court.
Wordfinder- accuse
- appeal
- counsel
- defendant
- evidence
- justice
- offence
- plea
- prosecution
- trial
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceBreaking the lawsee also court of appeal- break/violate/obey/uphold the law
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
- face two charges of indecent assault
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
- deny the allegations/claims/charges
- confess to a crime
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
- face/avoid/escape prosecution
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
- secure a conviction/your acquittal
- lodge/file an appeal
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
- pass sentence on somebody
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
- receive/be given the death penalty
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years' imprisonment)
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
- do/serve time/ten years
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
- [countable] appeal to something an indirect suggestion that any good, fair or reasonable person would act in a particular way
- I relied on an appeal to his finer feelings.
- an appeal to reason
Word OriginMiddle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.