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appeal verb

  /əˈpil/ , /əˈpiːl/
  • (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
 haastaa
  • (intransitive, cricket) 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?".
 kysyä
  • (intransitive) 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.
 miellyttää, pyytää, vedota, viehättää
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
 miellyttää, viehättää
  • (intransitive) 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.
 valittaa

appeal noun

  /əˈpil/ , /əˈpiːl/
  • A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
 vetoomus
  • An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
 valitus
  • The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
 muutoksenhaku, valittaminen
  • (historical) 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 offence against the public; an accusation.
 siviilikanne
  • (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
 turvautuminen voimakeinoihin
  • A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
 valitusoikeus
  • (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
 vetovoima, viehätysvoima

appealing adjective

  /əˈpi.lɪŋ/ , /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ , /ʌˈpi.əl.ɪŋ/
  • Having appeal; attractive.
 mukava
sex appeal
seksikkyys, sukupuolinen vetovoima
appeal to authority
auktoriteettiin vetoaminen
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