unappealable
Americanadjective
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not appealable to a higher court, as a cause.
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incapable of being appealed from, as a judgment.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unappealable
1625–35; un- 1 + appealable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The armchair referee system, so far from unassailable, is also unappealable — to U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino’s dismay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Though a ruling that denies a motion to dismiss is not final and therefore, ordinarily unappealable, the Supreme Court decision in Nixon v.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2022
“There are some subtle, intelligent concessions to a child’s view of the absolute, unappealable arbitrariness of adult power,” she added.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
In many cases, second-tier courts had final, unappealable say, with the Supreme Court cut out of the process.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2020
He has the last word in everything; his decision is unappealable.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
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