appellate

appellate

the power to review and decide appeals, as a court

Not to be confused with:

appellant – a person who appeals a court decision

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ap·pel·late

 (ə-pĕl′ĭt)

adj.

Of or relating to the review of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

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[Latin appellātus, past participle of appellāre, to entreat; see appeal.]

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appellate

(əˈpɛlɪt)

adj

1. (Law) of or relating to appeals

2. (Law) (of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts

[C18: from Latin appellātus summoned, from appellāre to appeal]

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ap•pel•late

(əˈpɛl ɪt)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to appeals.

2. (of a court) having the authority to review and decide appeals.

[1720–30; < Latin appellātus, past participle of appellāre to appeal]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

appellate - of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court" appellant law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Translations

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appellate

[əˈpelɪt] ADJ appellate court (US) (Jur) → tribunal m de apelación

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appellate

adj (Jur) → Berufungs-, Revisions-, Beschwerde-, zweiter Instanz (nachgestellt); appellate court → Berufungsgericht nt, → Revisionsgericht nt; appellate jurisdiction → Zuständigkeit f → in der Rechtsmittelinstanz

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