appellate

[uh-pel-it]

adjective

Law.

1. of or relating to appeals.

2. having the power or authority to review and decide appeals, as a court.

appellate

/ əˈpɛlɪt /

adjective

1. of or relating to appeals

2. (of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts

Other Word Forms

• nonappellate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of appellate¹

1720–30; < Latin appellātus called upon, named, appealed to (past participle of appellāre ), equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + pell- move, go + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of appellate¹

C18: from Latin appellātus summoned, from appellāre to _appeal

Example Sentences

The appellate decision allows the deployment of troops to remain paused until the court can hear further arguments.

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That ruling is set to be reviewed by a larger appellate panel, and could ultimately be reversed.

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As deployments multiply across the country, experts said they were watching what the appellate division and ultimately the Supreme Court will decide.

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Groups on the left, including Alliance for Justice, Demand Justice and the National Council of Jewish Women, have lobbied against putting Tung on the appellate court.

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An appellate court paused the raids, which California officials alleged were clear examples of racial profiling, but the U.S.

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