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 Words From

• nonap·pellate 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

A San Diego judge found some merit in that argument when he allowed restaurants to briefly defy the state order before an appellate court blocked that decision.

From Voice of San Diego

A statement from Chicago’s Law Department said the city has been returning impounded vehicles “upon request” to motorists who file for bankruptcy since the 2019 appellate court decision.

From ProPublica

A Virginia appellate court ruled that Facebook likes are a form of free speech.

From Washington Post

Gloria also gets to pick the chair of that board, and that looks like it will be Johanna Schiavoni, a San Diego appellate attorney.

From Voice of San Diego

In early October, the appellate court ruled that the division had violated its own regulations in denying Jaden help.

From ProPublica

The appellate drama that eventually set Kelly Michaels free had its own bizarre twist.

From The Daily Beast

And Christie, it should be noted, is himself a securities and appellate lawyer.

From The Daily Beast

Federal appellate and district courts are enormously important in our legal system.

From The Daily Beast

Important gun legislation has recently been invalidated by federal appellate judges in Illinois and California.

From The Daily Beast

Mindi and her lawyers appealed the 2012 ruling, and the following year a Missouri appellate court sided with her.

From The Daily Beast

But the more distinctive use of the term in America is in the case of the brief "in error or appeal," before an appellate court.

From Project Gutenberg

The Appellate Court here has the power to pass on findings of facts.

From Project Gutenberg

Not long afterward the Appellate Court brought in its decision in his favor in the guardianship matter.

From Project Gutenberg

The magisterial commission which followed on March 29, had plainly been held at the instance of the Appellate Court.

From Project Gutenberg

At present candidate for the appellate bench; Tammany's choice.

From Project Gutenberg