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APPELLATE
appellate, appellant
(adjective) of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); “appellate court”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
appellate (not comparable)
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pel"late, a. Etym: [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone. "Appellate judges." Burke. Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.
Ap*pel"late, n.
Definition: A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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