Synonyms for appeal

noun

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
• request for a sum of money
• earnest or urgent request
• (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

verb

• be attractive to
• request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
• cite as an authority; resort to
• challenge (a decision)
• take a court case to a higher court for review