1. verb /əˈpɪəl/
a) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision. Tomlins.
And there opynly Sir Mador appeled the quene of the deth of hys cousyn Sir Patryse.
b) To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate ones rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.
I appeal unto Cæsar. Acts xxv. 11.
2. noun /əˈpɪəl/
a) (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. Tomlins. Bouvier.
A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of wonders. -.
b) A summons to answer to a charge. .
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