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appellate

[ uh-pel-it ]

adjective

, Law.
  1. of or relating to appeals.
  2. having the power or authority to review and decide appeals, as a court.


appellate

/ əˈpɛlɪt /

adjective

  1. of or relating to appeals
  2. (of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts


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Other Words From

  • nonap·pellate adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of appellate1

1720–30; < Latin appellātus called upon, named, appealed to (past participle of appellāre ), equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + pell- move, go + -ātus -ate 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of appellate1

C18: from Latin appellātus summoned, from appellāre to appeal

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Example Sentences

The appellate drama that eventually set Kelly Michaels free had its own bizarre twist.

And Christie, it should be noted, is himself a securities and appellate lawyer.

Federal appellate and district courts are enormously important in our legal system.

Important gun legislation has recently been invalidated by federal appellate judges in Illinois and California.

Mindi and her lawyers appealed the 2012 ruling, and the following year a Missouri appellate court sided with her.

But the more distinctive use of the term in America is in the case of the brief "in error or appeal," before an appellate court.

The Appellate Court here has the power to pass on findings of facts.

Not long afterward the Appellate Court brought in its decision in his favor in the guardianship matter.

The magisterial commission which followed on March 29, had plainly been held at the instance of the Appellate Court.

At present candidate for the appellate bench; Tammany's choice.

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