appellor
[ uh-pel-awr, ap-uh-lawr ]
nounBritish Law.
a person who prosecutes in an appellate proceeding.
Obsolete. a person who accuses another in a criminal appeal.
Origin of appellor
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How to use appellor in a sentence
No appellor has received more tender and forgiving judgement.
The Raven | Edgar Allan PoeGlanvill says that wounds are within the sheriff's jurisdiction, unless the appellor adds a charge of breach of the king's peace.
The Common Law | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.The appellor also had to show that he immediately raised the hue and cry.
The Common Law | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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