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appellate

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ap·pel·late  (-plt)
adj.
Having the power to hear court appeals and to review court decisions.

[Latin appelltus, past participle of appellre, to entreat; see appeal.]

appellate [əˈpɛlɪt]
adj Law
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
[from Latin appellātus summoned, from appellāre to appeal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.appellate - of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)appellate - 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
appellate [əˈpelɪt] ADJ appellate court (US) (Jur) → tribunal m de apelación
appellate
adj (Jur) → Berufungs-, Revisions-, Beschwerde-, zweiter Instanz (nachgestellt); appellate courtBerufungsgericht nt, → Revisionsgericht nt; appellate jurisdictionZuständigkeit fin der Rechtsmittelinstanz


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And well satisfied as I am of the propriety of the appellate jurisdiction, in the several classes of causes to which it is extended by the plan of the convention.
One branch of the legislative department forms also a great constitutional council to the executive chief, as, on another hand, it is the sole depositary of judicial power in cases of impeachment, and is invested with the supreme appellate jurisdiction in all other cases.
In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
 
 
 
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