appeal for aid

  • 1appeal for — phr verb Appeal for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑police Appeal for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aid, ↑calm, ↑donation, ↑fund, ↑help, ↑leniency, ↑penalty, ↑volunteer, ↑witness …

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  • 2call for aid — index call (appeal to), petition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3appeal — ▪ I. appeal ap‧peal 1 [əˈpiːl] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] LAW an official request to a higher authority for a decision made by a court, committee etc to be changed: • The company s appeal against the assessment will be determined at the… …

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  • 4aid prayer — noun English law : a defendant s appeal for aid …

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  • 5aid — [eɪd] noun [uncountable] help, such as food, medicines, or money, given by a government or private organization to help people who are suffering from war, hunger etc: • UN workers have been trying to move food aid to an estimated 2 million… …

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  • 6Appeal — Ap*peal , 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 re[ e]xamination of for decision. Tomlins. [1913 Webster] I appeal unto C[ae]sar. Acts xxv. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 7appeal — appealability, n. appealable, adj. appealer, n. /euh peel /, n. 1. an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea. 2. a request or reference to some person or authority for a decision, corroboration, judgment …

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  • 8appeal — /əˈpil / (say uh peel) noun 1. a call for aid, support, mercy, etc.; an earnest request or entreaty. 2. a fund raising enterprise undertaken by or on behalf of a charitable or other needy organisation: a Red Cross appeal. 3. application or… …

  • 9appeal — 01. He has some mysterious [appeal] which seems to drive women crazy. 02. Going shopping doesn t really [appeal] to me; I d rather go for a walk in the park. 03. The supper wasn t very [appealing] looking, but it tasted delicious. 04. The… …

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  • 10aid — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 money, food, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ emergency ▪ humanitarian ▪ cash (esp. BrE), development, economic, financial, food …

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