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• appellate — ap·pel·late /ə pe lət/ adj: of or relating to appeals or the power to hear appeals the appellate process an appellate court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• appellate — UK US /əˈpelɪt/ adjective [before noun] ► LAW relating to the appeals process (= the process of changing earlier court decisions): »The judge s decision is being reviewed by an appellate court. »an appellate judge/lawyer »an appellate… …   Financial and business terms

• Appellate — Ap*pel late, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. Appellate jurisdiction. Blackstone. Appellate judges. Burke. [1913 Webster] {Appelate court}, a court having cognizance of appeals. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• appellate — (adj.) pertaining to appeals, 1726, from L. appellatus, pp. of appellare (see APPEAL (Cf. appeal)). Appellate jurisdiction is in Blackstone (1768) …   Etymology dictionary

• appellate — [ə pel′it] adj. [L appellatus, pp. of appellare, APPEAL] Law relating to or having jurisdiction to review appeals [an appellate court] …   English World dictionary

• Appellate — Ap*pel late, n. A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See {Appellee}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• appellate — Pertaining to or having cognizance of appeals and other proceedings for the judicial review of adjudications. The term has a general meaning, and it has a specific meaning indicating the distinction between original jurisdiction and appellate… …   Black's law dictionary

• appellate — Pertaining to or having cognizance of appeals and other proceedings for the judicial review of adjudications. The term has a general meaning, and it has a specific meaning indicating the distinction between original jurisdiction and appellate… …   Black's law dictionary

• appellate — Pertaining to the taking of an appeal, as appellate court, appellate procedure; of a higher jurisdiction. In its broadest sense the word denotes nothing more than the power of one tribunal to review the proceedings of another, either as to law or …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• appellate — adjective Etymology: Latin appellatus, past participle of appellare Date: 1768 of, relating to, or recognizing appeals; specifically having the power to review the judgment of another tribunal < an appellate court > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• appellate — adjective /əˈpɛlət/ Describing something that is appealed to, particularly an appellate court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court …   Wiktionary