Appellate

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court. not-comparable

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) wordnet

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appeal relatedappeals relatedappellantappellate domainappellate level

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"In a four-day hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, Democrats praised Jackson for her depth of experience, serving as a judge for nearly 10 years at the federal and appellate levels, and clerking for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who U.S. President Joe Biden nominated her to replace."

Etymology

From Latin appellātus.

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