appellate court
1Appellate court — Court of appeal and Court of appeals redirect here. For other uses, see Court of appeal (disambiguation) and Court of appeals (disambiguation). An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals (American English)[1] or… …
2appellate court — noun court of appellate jurisdiction, court of review, higher court, senior court associated concepts: appellate division, appellate jurisdiction, appellate term Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3appellate court — ➔ court1 …
4appellate court — [[t]əpe̱lɪt kɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] appellate courts N COUNT In the United States, an appellate court is a special court where people who have been convicted of a crime can appeal against their conviction. [AM] A racially mixed jury in Miami convicted… …
5appellate court — UK [əˌpelət ˈkɔː(r)t] / US [əˌpelət ˈkɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms appellate court : singular appellate court plural appellate courts a court of law that can change the decision made in other courts …
6appellate court — court which is authorized to hear appeals from lower courts …
7appellate court — ap|pel|late court [əˌpelət ˈko:t US ˈko:rt] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: appellate 1700 1800 Latin, past participle of appellare; APPEAL2] a court in which people ↑appeal against decisions made in other courts of law …
8appellate court — noun a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies • Syn: ↑appeals court, ↑court of appeals • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature • Hyponyms: ↑ …
9appellate court — /əˈpɛlət kɔt/ (say uh peluht kawt) noun Law a court having the power to hear appeals and review decisions made in another court. Also, court of appeal …
10appellate court — ap|pel|late court [ ə,pelət kɔrt ] noun count a court of law that can change the decision made in other courts …