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v. t. 1. (Law) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reëxamination of for decision. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster ]

I appeal unto Cæsar. Acts xxv. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

I appeal to the Scriptures in the original. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

They appealed to the sword. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr. appeler. See Appeal, v. t. ] 1. (Law) (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) 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. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement. Tomlins. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A summons to answer to a charge. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of wonders. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Resort to physical means; recourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an appeal to arms. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An appellant. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes an appeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That appeals; imploring. -- Ap*peal"ing*ly, adv. -- Ap*peal"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not admitting of appeal; not appealable. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To interpel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrepealable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law. -- Ir`re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. -- Ir`re*peal"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Zool.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To appeal. [ Obs. ] Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ An abbrev. of F. appel a call, appeal, ruffle of a drum, fr. appeller to call, L. appellare. See Appeal. ] 1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. “A fair peal of artillery.” Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whether those peals of praise be his or no. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells. [ 1913 Webster ]

To ring a peal. See under Ring. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Pealed p. pr. & vb. n. Pealing. ] 1. To utter or give out loud sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

There let the pealing organ blow. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To resound; to echo. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the whole air pealed
With the cheers of our men. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

The warrior's name,
Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. J. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To assail with noise or loud sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor was his ear less pealed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To pour out. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To give off a loud pealing sound; to peal. [ PJC ]

2. To accelerate quickly from a stop in a vehicle, especially an automobile, so that the tires grind against the pavement and make a squealing noise while accelerating; -- sometimes performed by young drivers for showy display. [ slang ]
Syn. -- drop a patch. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Repealed p. pr. & vb. n. Repealing. ] [ OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and. cf. Repel. ] 1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself,
And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To suppress; to repel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whence Adam soon repealed
The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Recall, as from exile. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people
Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty
To expel him thence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being repealable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being repealed. -- Re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible. [1913 Webster]

n. One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Recall, as from banishment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher tribunal by appeal; as, an unappealable suit or action. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment that can not be overruled. [ 1913 Webster ]

The infallible, unappealable Judge [ God ]. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

We submitted to a galling yet unappealable necessity. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un`ap*peal"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]