Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) entreaty, prayer, appeal (earnest or urgent request) "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
S: (n) appeal, appealingness, charm (attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates) "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
S: (n) appeal ((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 trial) "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
S: (v) appeal (take a court case to a higher court for review) "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
S: (v) appeal, invoke (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection) "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
S: (v) attract, appeal (be attractive to) "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
S: (v) appeal (challenge (a decision)) "She appealed the verdict"
S: (v) invoke, appeal (cite as an authority; resort to) "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"