appellant

[uh-pel-uh nt]

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noun

a person who appeals.
Law. a party that appeals to a higher tribunal.

adjective

of or relating to an appeal; appellate.

Origin of appellant

1400–50; late Middle English appellaunt < Anglo-French; Old French apelant, present participle of apeler to appeal; see -ant

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Related Words for appellant

claimant, prisoner, defendant, suspect, offender, litigant, seeker, aspirant, candidate, hopeful, suppliant, suitor, inquirer, postulant, appellant, petitioner

Examples from the Web for appellant

Historical Examples of appellant

"Sir Yvo de Taillebois is the appellant," said the high-constable.
Wager of Battle
Henry William Herbert
She is very cynical, and will by no means side with this appellant or with that.
The Coming of the Friars
Augustus Jessopp
This property Darnall afterwards sold to Legrand, the appellant, who gave his notes for the purchase-money.
Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford
Benjamin C. Howard
The appellant's plea was sound, and ought not to have been set aside.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey--Vol. 1
Thomas de Quincey
"No champion appears for the appellant," said the Grand Master.
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for appellant

appellant

noun

a person who appeals
law the party who appeals to a higher court from the decision of a lower tribunal

adjective

law another word for appellate

Word Origin for appellant

C14: from Old French; see appeal

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Word Origin and History for appellant

late 14c., Anglo-French, from Old French apelant, noun use of present participle of apeler, from Latin appellare (see appeal).