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A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a lower courts decisions.
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Appellate court — Court of appeal and Court of appeals redirect here. For other uses, see Court of appeal (disambiguation) and Court of appeals (disambiguation). An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals (American English)[1] or… … Wikipedia
appellate court — noun court of appellate jurisdiction, court of review, higher court, senior court associated concepts: appellate division, appellate jurisdiction, appellate term Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
appellate court — ➔ court1 … Financial and business terms
appellate court — [[t]əpe̱lɪt kɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] appellate courts N COUNT In the United States, an appellate court is a special court where people who have been convicted of a crime can appeal against their conviction. [AM] A racially mixed jury in Miami convicted… … English dictionary
appellate court — UK [əˌpelət ˈkɔː(r)t] / US [əˌpelət ˈkɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms appellate court : singular appellate court plural appellate courts a court of law that can change the decision made in other courts … English dictionary
appellate court — court which is authorized to hear appeals from lower courts … English contemporary dictionary
appellate court — ap|pel|late court [əˌpelət ˈko:t US ˈko:rt] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: appellate 1700 1800 Latin, past participle of appellare; APPEAL2] a court in which people ↑appeal against decisions made in other courts of law … Dictionary of contemporary English
appellate court — noun a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies • Syn: ↑appeals court, ↑court of appeals • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
appellate court — /əˈpɛlət kɔt/ (say uh peluht kawt) noun Law a court having the power to hear appeals and review decisions made in another court. Also, court of appeal …
appellate court — ap|pel|late court [ ə,pelət kɔrt ] noun count a court of law that can change the decision made in other courts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
