Appellate
of or relating to .
having the power or authority to review and decide , as a court.
Contemporary Examples
We found another seven cases since 2000 in which New York appellate courts overturned mental disability terminations.
One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever ProPublica May 29, 2014
It is remarkable what a difference a day—and three members of the appellate court—can make.
Rahm’s Pain, Whose Gain? Dirk Johnson January 23, 2011
It is unclear when an appellate verdict might come, since dates can easily be added well into next year.
Amanda Knox Faces a New Murder Trial in Italy Barbie Latza Nadeau September 28, 2013
You have said on many occasions during the appellate trial that you did not kill her and you have never hurt anyone.
Knox Case’s Unsolved Mysteries Barbie Latza Nadeau October 4, 2011
Republicans went ballistic and hurtled through the appellate courts en route to the big court in Washington.
What if the Supreme Court Had Declined to Hear Bush v. Gore? Megan McArdle April 28, 2013
Historical Examples
The Supreme Court is a court of original jurisdiction as well as of appellate jurisdiction.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
He was great at nisi prius and before an appellate tribunal.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) William H. Herndon
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.
The only appellate jurisdiction from the metropolitans is the Roman See.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 Various
It is, however, an ecclesiastical court of original as well as of appellate jurisdiction.
Defense of the Faith and the Saints (Volume 1 of 2) B. H. Roberts
adjective (law)
of or relating to appeals
(of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts
adj.
“pertaining to appeals,” 1726, from Latin appellatus, past participle of appellare (see appeal). Appellate jurisdiction is in Blackstone (1768).
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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. […]
- Appellation
a name, title, or designation. (def 1). the act of naming. Contemporary Examples In the U.S. the equivalent of an appellation is called an American Viticultural Area. Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards Clive Irving August 30, 2014 For example, he eagerly accepted the title “The Imam,” an appellation reserved solely […]
- Appellation controlee
(of a French wine) having use of its name or designation controlled by the government with respect to the region of production, the variety of grapes used, and the level of quality maintained.
- Appellative
a descriptive name or designation, as Bald in Charles the Bald. a common noun. designative; descriptive. tending toward or serving for the assigning of names: the appellative function of some primitive rites. pertaining to a common noun. Contemporary Examples In the curious case of Elle Fanning, however, the appellative is entirely deserved. Elle Fanning on […]
- Appellee
the defendant or respondent in an appellate proceeding. Historical Examples In case you find his decision right, bring both the appellant and the appellee to the panglima. Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion Najeeb M. Saleeby The party appealing is called appellant; the adverse party is the appellee or respondent. The Government Class Book […]