appellate
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.
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