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appellant - 5 dictionary results

ap⋅pel⋅lant

[uh-pel-uhnt]
–noun
1. a person who appeals.
2. Law. a party that appeals to a higher tribunal.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to an appeal; appellate.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME appellaunt < AF; OF apelant, prp. of apeler to appeal; see -ant
ap·pel·lant   (ə-pěl'ənt)   
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

Ap*pel"lant\, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal.] Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction." --Hallam.

Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. --Tomlins.

Appellant

Ap*pel"lant\, n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.

2. A challenger. [Obs.] --Milton.

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus.

4. One who appeals or entreats.

Main Entry: ap·pel·lant
Pronunciation: &-'pe-l&nt
Function: noun
: a person or party who appeals a court's judgment —compare APPELLEE
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