appellant

[ uh-pel-uh nt ]

/ əˈpɛl ənt /

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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.

Nearby words

appeasable, appease, appeasement, appeaser, appel, appellant, appellate, appellate division, appellation, appellation contrôlée, appellative

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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The appellant, not choosing to accept this challenge, abandoned his proceedings.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 1 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
He generally came in as mediator, and finished as leading witness for the appellant.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green|Jerome K. Jerome
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
Ammonis oraculum, fidei inclyt; et fons, quem Solis appellant.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

Mauri vero Carabem appellant, qui solebant in sacrificijs, & deorum cultu ipsum libare.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester

British Dictionary definitions for appellant

appellant

/ (əˈpɛlənt) /

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

appellant

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

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