appellare
to appeal
verb ahp-pel-LAH-reh Rare
Origin: Latin appellare (to call, address)
Also means
to call upon
Usage Note
Appellare is used in legal contexts to mean 'to appeal' a court decision (appellare una sentenza). The reflexive appellarsi a means 'to appeal to' or 'to invoke' something, such as a principle or authority: si è appellato alla sua coscienza. The related noun is appello (appeal, roll call). Uses avere as auxiliary in the non-reflexive form.
Examples
"L'avvocato ha deciso di appellare la sentenza."
Natural Translation
The lawyer decided to appeal the sentence.

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