All 4 Uses of
appeal
in
And Then There Were None
- An appeal was lodged on the grounds of misdirection.†
p. 59..3
- The appeal was rejected and the man was duly executed.
p. 59..3 *appeal = request [to overturn a verdict]
- And it was he who explained to the people down there that there was some experiment on-some bet about living on a 'desert island' for a week-and that no notice was to be taken of any appeal for help from out there.†
p. 249..5
- All I have done is to protect the jury against the emotional effect of emotional appeals by some of our more emotional counsel.
p. 263..3appeals = requests or challenges
Definition:
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(appeal as in: appealed for help) a request or the act of asking -- sometimes specifically for help or that a decision be overturned