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appellate division

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noun

Law.
  1. the section of a court that hears appeals, sometimes existing as an intermediate court between a trial court and a court of last resort.


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That case is under review by a larger panel of the appellate division, with a decision expected early next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

Bader said that after sentencing, Trump’s defense team could file a notice of appeal and submit briefs to the appellate division.

From Salon ● May 30, 2024

There are two higher courts above the appellate division, culminating in the Supreme Court, but Griner’s lawyers said they had not decided whether to take the case any further.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

Soon after she moved to the appellate division, Cannon was assigned to defend the government’s conviction in a large-scale, complex fraud case.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

From the decisions of these courts appeals may be made to the appellate division of the Supreme Court.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

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