appeals
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Is appeals a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of appeals?
Definition
noun (English)
1. earnest or urgent requestExamples: "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"Synonyms: appeal, entreaty, prayer
2. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulatesExamples: "his smile was part of his appeal to her"Synonyms: appeal, appealingness, charm
3. (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trialExamples: "their appeal was denied in the superior court"Synonyms: appeal
4. request for a sum of moneyExamples: "an appeal to raise money for starving children"Synonyms: appeal, collection, ingathering, solicitation
verb (English)
1. take a court case to a higher court for reviewExamples: "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"Synonyms: appeal
2. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protectionExamples: "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"Synonyms: appeal, invoke
3. be attractive toExamples: "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"Synonyms: appeal, attractAntonyms: repel
4. challenge (a decision)Examples: "She appealed the verdict"Synonyms: appeal
5. cite as an authority; resort toExamples: "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"Synonyms: appeal, invoke
Definition source: Wiktionary