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adv

  1. Later in the same document. See also infra.
  2. Of or in a court whose decision can be appealed. For example, when referring to a lower court’s decision, an appellant court may rule that “the decision below” is affirmed or reversed.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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