Clues for the word "APPEAL"
We've had 113 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 210 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on March 20, 2026.
Definition of appeal
- v. t. - To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.
- v. t. - To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person of felony.
- v. t. - To summon; to challenge.
- v. t. - To invoke.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's 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.
- v. t. - An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reexamination or review.
- v. t. - The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.
- v. t. - The right of appeal.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement.
- v. t. - A summons to answer to a charge.
- v. t. - A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty.
- v. t. - Resort to physical means; recourse.
Referring Clues
- Telethon, e.g.
- Sex ___
- Legal action
- Fund-raising effort
- Fundraising letter, e.g.
- Fund-raising letter
- Attorney's filing
- Take to a higher court
- Petition
- Court case, sometimes
- Guilty verdict response, often
- Legal challenge
- Entreaty
- Attraction
- Court loser's recourse
- Attractiveness
- Challenge a verdict in a higher court
- Power to attract
- Try to retry
- Request for aid
- Legal option
- Idol's attribute
- Post-verdict legal tactic
- Judicial revisit
- Court challenge
- Request to retry
- Charm
- Post-trial proceeding
- Allure
- Attorney's recourse
- Go to a higher court
- Take it to a higher court
- Recourse after a guilty verdict
- Post-verdict tactic
- Plea
- Word with sex or snob
- Be enjoyable
- Verdict challenge
- Post-verdict recourse
- Earnest request
- What some losers in court do
- Charisma
- Choice for a convicted felon
- It follows sex
- Convicted one's hope
- Losing lawyer's recourse
- Lawyer's post-trial filing
- Contest a verdict
- Request
- Please ask for umpire's decision
- Legal procedure, please
- Draw
- Attraction – legal process
- Courtroom loser's recourse
- Ask earnestly
- Star attraction
- Urgent request
- Rocker attraction
- Beg
- Beg a copper to ring
- Ask for it?
- Pop back and ring to make a request
- A ring, you say, and a charm
- A piano with a bell-like sound, has charm
- Charm unhealthy pal into eating vegetable
- Request for charity donations
- Attraction - referral to higher authority
- Please request a re-trial
- Shock inclusion of exiled premier brings call for dismissal
- Pop back to ring and plead with
- Entice with an apple crumble
- The charm of a very quiet part of Ealing
- Jobs creation long moved south following a request
- Request for help
- Beg for a retrial?
- How's that for charm?
- Ask for another hearing
- Power to interest
- Howzat!
- Point in dismay to supplication
- Ask for, with charm
- Take to a higher authority
- Go to a higher court, say
- Plead
- Please, please!
- How's that for charisma?
- Maybe leap around? Exercise has its attraction!
- Claim
- Second visit to court has charm
- Charm may be a quiet ringing of bells
- Drawing power of a quiet ringing of bells
- Charm with a ring, say
- Prayer shock, keeping last of the ___
- A quiet piece of ringing has its attraction
- How's that possibly a parish's first set of 20?
- Convicted felon's recourse
- Challenge to a verdict
- Bring pleasure (to)
- Be attractive (to)
- Try for another trial
- It might be universal
- Court loser's option
- Petition to a higher court
- What to do after a bad ruling
- Said it's a surface charm
- Prayer, e.g.
- Response to a verdict
- Snob ___
- Attractive quality
- If you want to plead, ring dad up first
- Curb ___ (house's attractive quality when viewed from the street
- Curb ___
- Post-verdict challenge
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - March 20, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 21, 2025
- LA Times - October 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 12, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 15, 2025
- LA Times - July 25, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 04, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 17, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 12, 2025
- LA Times - June 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 20, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 17, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 07, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 04, 2024
- USA Today - September 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 05, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 19, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 13, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 13, 2024
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