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Webster 1913 Edition
Appellate
Ap-pel′late
,Adj.
[L.
appelatus
, p. p. of appellare
.] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.
“Appellate jurisdiction.” Blackstone.
“Appellate judges.” Burke.
Appelate court
, a court having cognizance of appeals.
Webster 1828 Edition
Appellate
APPEL'LATE
,Noun.
APPEL'LATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
appellate
appellate
English
Adjective
appellate (not comparable)
- That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 228:
- In this game of bluff and counter-bluff, the parlementaires calculated that their absence – which entailed much of the country being without an appellate jurisdiction – would force the government to treat for terms.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 228:
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to something that is appealed to
Italian
Verb
appellate
- second-person plural present indicative of appellare
- second-person plural imperative of appellare
- feminine plural of appellato
Latin
Verb
appellāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of appellō
Participle
appellāte
- vocative masculine singular of appellātus