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ap·pel·lant  (-plnt)
adj.
Of or relating to a court appeal; appellate.
n.
One who appeals a court decision.

[Middle English, from Old French apelant, from present participle of apeler, to appeal; see appeal.]

appellant [əˈpɛlənt]
n
1. a person who appeals
2. (Law) Law the party who appeals to a higher court from the decision of a lower tribunal
adj
(Law) Law another word for appellate
[from Old French; see appeal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.appellant - the party who appeals a decision of a lower courtappellant - the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
litigant, litigator - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"
Adj.1.appellant - of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)appellant - of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court"
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"
Translations
appellant [əˈpelənt] Napelante mf
appellant [əˈpɛlənt] nappelant(e) m/f
appellate court [əˈpɛlɪtˈkɔːrt] n (US)cour f d'appel
appellant
n (Jur) → Berufungskläger(in) m(f)


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And the Grand Master appoints the appellant to appear there by her champion, on pain of doom, as a person convicted of sorcery or seduction; and also the defendant so to appear, under the penalty of being held and adjudged recreant in case of default; and the noble Lord and most reverend Father aforesaid appointed the battle to be done in his own presence, and according to all that is commendable and profitable in such a case.
The dread day, then, having arrived, and the duke having ordered a spacious stand to be erected facing the court of the castle for the judges of the field and the appellant duennas, mother and daughter, vast crowds flocked from all the villages and hamlets of the neighbourhood to see the novel spectacle of the battle; nobody, dead or alive, in those parts having ever seen or heard of such a one.
popular author's contemporaries, the appellant being his obscure
 
 
 
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