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appealability

appealability

1 8.3
The ability to ask a higher court to change a decision
  • noun
  • /əˌpiːləˈbɪləti/
  • Formal
: apelabilidad
  • The appealability of the ruling will determine if the case can be brought to a higher court.

Examples

  • As Main points out, stays can raise their own set of problems, in particular the appealability of a nonfinal order. Id. # 260. See Davies, supra note 126, at 318-19. # 261.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Lawyers often discuss the appealability of a decision before advising their clients on the next steps.

  • Understanding the appealability of certain orders is crucial for anyone involved in legal proceedings.

Synonyms

contestability
vsappealability
  • Formal
1 7.7

How easy it is for others to challenge or enter something

is the specific ability to take a case to a higher authority
reviewability
vsappealability
  • Formal
1 7.5

Ability of a decision to be checked again by a court or a higher official

is the formal right to ask a higher body to change a decision

Surface Forms

appealability singular
appealabilities plural

Morphology

appealability = appealable (transparent) = appeal + able + ity

The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'appealable' with '-ity', and the meaning 'state or quality of being appealable' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Appealability comes from appeal, as in 'appeal to' someone or to 'appeal' a court decision, plus -able ('can be') and -ity ('the state of'), so appealability is the 'state of being able to be appealed'.