court of appeals

court of appeals  (kôrt, krt)

n. pl. courts of appeals

A court to which appeals are made on points of law resulting from the judgment of a lower court.

Thesaurus

Noun

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court of appeals - a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies appeals court, appellate court court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business circuit court of appeals - one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'