Part 554

<blockquote>They <b>appealed</b> to the sword. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Appeal</h1> <Xpage=71>

<hw>Ap*peal"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>appel</ets>, <ets>apel</ets>, OF. <ets>apel</ets>, F. <ets>appel</ets>, fr. <ets>appeler</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re\'89xamination or review.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The right of appeal.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an <i>approver</i>. See <er>Approvement</er>.</def>

<i>Tomlins.</i> <i>Bouvier.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A summons to answer to a charge.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>A kind of <b>appeal</b> to the Deity, the author of wonders. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Resort to physical means; recourse.</def>

<blockquote>Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an <b>appeal</b> to arms. <i>Kent.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Appealable</h1> <Xpage=71>

<hw>Ap*peal"a*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; <as>as, the cause is <ex>appealable</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; <as>as, a criminal is <ex>appealable</ex> for manslaughter</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Appealant</h1> <Xpage=71>

<hw>Ap*peal"ant</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An appellant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Appealer</h1> <Xpage=71>

<hw>Ap*peal"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who makes an appeal.</def>

<h1>Appealing</h1> <Xpage=71>

<hw>Ap*peal"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>That appeals; imploring. -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*peal"*ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Ap*peal"ing*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Appear</h1> <Xpage=71>

<hw>Ap*pear"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Appeared</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Appearing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>apperen</ets>, <ets>aperen</ets>, OF. <ets>aparoir</ets>, F. <ets>apparoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appar<?/re</ets> to appear + <ets>par<?/re</ets>to come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as <ets>par<?/re</ets> to produce. Cf. <er>Apparent</er>, <er>Parent</er>, <er>Peer</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.</def>

<blockquote>And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land <b>appear</b>. <i>Gen. i. 9.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To come before the public; <as>as, a great writer <ex>appeared</ex> at that time</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.</def>

<blockquote>We must all <b>appear</b> before the judgment seat. <i>\'b5 Cor. v. 10.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to <b>appear</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.</def>