APPELLANTS
Noun
appellants
plural of appellant
Source: Wiktionary
APPELLANT
Ap*pel"lant, a. Etym: [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F.
appelant. See Appeal.]
Definition: Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction."
Hallam. Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; --
opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins.
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.)
Definition: One who appealed to a general council against the bull
Unigenitus.
4. One who appeals or entreats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition