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31Appeal to Reason — For the newspaper, see Appeal to Reason (newspaper). Appeal to Reason …
32Appeal to authority — An appeal to authority or argument by authority is a type of argument in logic called a fallacy. It bases the truth value of an assertion on the authority, knowledge, expertise, or position of the person asserting it. It is also known as argument …
33Appeal play — In baseball, an appeal play occurs when a member of the defensive team calls the attention of an umpire to an infraction which he would otherwise ignore. Live ball appealsA runner shall be called out, after a successful live ball appeal, if he: * …
34appeal — 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 …
35Appeal, Court of — ▪ British court in England and Wales, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature and the highest court below the House of Lords (Lords, House of). Its courtrooms are in London in the Royal Courts of Justice. The Court of Appeal consists of a… …
36Appeal Group — The Appeal Group was a small group of Marxist Leninists who broke away from the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1971 on the basis that the CPGB had abandoned revolutionary Marxism Leninism and that, after many attempts, it was… …
37appeal — ▪ 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… …
38Appeal-Democrat — Infobox Newspaper name = Appeal Democrat type = Daily newspaper format = Broadsheet foundation = 1860 (as the Marysville Appeal; see article) owners = Freedom Communications political = headquarters = Marysville, California, United States of… …
39appeal — {{11}}appeal (n.) c.1300, in the legal sense, from O.Fr. apel (Mod.Fr. appel), back formation from apeler (see APPEAL (Cf. appeal) (v.)). Meaning call to an authority is from 1620s; that of attractive power attested by 1916. {{12}}appeal (v.)… …
40Appeal (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, an appeal is the act of a player on the fielding team asking an umpire for a decision regarding whether a batsman is out or not. According to the Laws of Cricket, an umpire may not rule a batsman out unless the fielding… …
