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appellate Definition

ap·pel·late (-it)

adjective

Law relating to or having jurisdiction to review appeals an appellate court

Etymology: L appellatus, pp. of appellare, appeal

appellate Law Definition

adj

Relating to a specific appeal or to appeals in general.
appellate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • court: There are no good grounds for an appellate court to reject the judge's findings on these points.
  • jurisdiction: He or she would exercise an appellate jurisdiction from some decisions of JCs.
  • tribunal: The latter would retain its existing first instance jurisdiction and also act as an appellate tribunal to the new Property and Valuation Tribunal.
  • litigation: Further appellate litigation on the limits to be placed on attributable characteristics seems assured.
  • judge: It remains to be seen whether the appellate judges join in the fun.
  • division: THE JUDGE, I AM SURE THE APPELLATE DIVISION WILL GIVE YOU A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT THEY FEEL IS RIGHT.