appeal
/əˈpiːl/ verbe B2En français : plaire, interjeter appel, faire appel, appeler
- Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. · Dissatisfied with the judge’s ruling, she decided to appeal.· He was advised by his lawyer to appeal against his conviction.
- To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge). · The plaintiff appealed the decision to the appellate court.
- To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
- To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc. · I appeal to all of you to help the orphans.
He/she/it appeals · Prétérit appealed · Participe passé appealed · Forme en -ing appealing
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- appeal
- He/she/it
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- Prétérit
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- Participe passé
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- Forme en -ing
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Dans la bibliothèque
Tell her that, since she has commanded me neither to speak nor to write to her, I take this means of making one last appeal to her sense of justice, for the sake of what has been.
“Why, Robert sent word down by his daughter Nancy and she said you wanted a girl--didn’t she, Flora Jane?” appealing to her daughter who had come out to the steps.
Marilla felt an uncomfortable conviction that, if she denied the appeal of that look, it would haunt her to her dying day.
Rachel’s own children could have borne smarting testimony--did not appeal to Marilla.
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