appellate

ap·pel·late  (-plt)

adj.

Having the power to hear court appeals and to review court decisions.

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

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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]

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"

Translations

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

appellate

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