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appellant

[ uh-pel-uhnt ]
/ 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.

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Origin of appellant

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

Words nearby appellant

appearance money, appear as, appease, appeasement, appel, appellant, appellate, appellate division, appellation, appellation contrôlée, appellative
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Words related to appellant

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

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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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