Appellate division
the section of a court that hears appeals, sometimes existing as an intermediate court between a trial court and a court of last resort.
Historical Examples
They were gone, torn down under the referee’s decision that they ought to go, before the appellate division called a halt.
The Battle with the Slum Jacob A. Riis.
They are gone, torn down under the referee’s decision that they ought to go, before the appellate division called a halt.
A Ten Year War Jacob A. Riis
Eight weeks slipped by and then the appellate division affirmed the conviction.
The Case and Exceptions Frederick Trevor Hill
From the decisions of these courts appeals may be made to the appellate division of the Supreme Court.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 Various
Borough Hall could be used entirely for administrative business as the appellate division would move to the new court house.
Down Town Brooklyn Committee of Ten Citizens of Brooklyn
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