appellate jurisdiction
1Appellate jurisdiction — is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right. Depending on the type of… …
2appellate jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. appellate jurisdiction …
3appellate jurisdiction — jurisdiction for which an appellate court is authorized to hear appeals …
4Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 — The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 39 40 Vict c. 59) that created the judicial functions of the House of Lords in its modern form. The provisions of the act will be eventually… …
5appellate jurisdiction — The jurisdiction of appeal or review proceedings, as distinguished from trial court or nisi prius jurisdiction, being contingent on timely compliance with constitutional or statutory methods of appeal. Barney v Platte Valley Public Power & Irrig …
6appellate jurisdiction — noun The power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal …
7court of appellate jurisdiction — index appellate court Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… …
9appellate 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 …
10Appellate — Ap*pel late, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. Appellate jurisdiction. Blackstone. Appellate judges. Burke. [1913 Webster] {Appelate court}, a court having cognizance of appeals. [1913… …
