appellate division


nounLaw.
  1. the section of a court that hears appeals, sometimes existing as an intermediate court between a trial court and a court of last resort.

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How to use appellate division in a sentence

  • Borough Hall could be used entirely for administrative business as the appellate division would move to the new court house.

    Down Town Brooklyn | Committee of Ten Citizens of Brooklyn
  • They are gone, torn down under the referee's decision that they ought to go, before the appellate division called a halt.

    A Ten Year War | Jacob A. Riis
  • They were gone, torn down under the referee's decision that they ought to go, before the appellate division called a halt.

    The Battle with the Slum | Jacob A. Riis.
  • Eight weeks slipped by and then the appellate division affirmed the conviction.

    The Case and Exceptions | Frederick Trevor Hill
  • From the decisions of these courts appeals may be made to the appellate division of the Supreme Court.