Apelar

to appeal; to appeal a decisionverb

Alternative meanings

to appeal; to file an appeal; to challenge a decision before a higher authority or court; to request review of a ruling

Pronunciation

ah-peh-LAR

Root and affixes

A loanword from Spanish apelar, used especially in legal or administrative contexts. Pag-apelar is the act of appealing or an appeal. I-apelar can mean to appeal something or submit something for appeal.

Variants or conjugations

to appeal; appeal/appealing; to appeal something; appeal; to turn to/appeal to; request/petition

Related words and expressions

appeal; court; decision; law; case; resort/appeal to; request; lawsuit

Meaning and usage notes

Use apelar for the legal or administrative sense of appealing a decision to a higher authority. For appealing to someone as asking for help or pleading, modangop or hangyo may sound more natural depending on context.