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appellate

appellate

10 9.1
Relating to appeals in court where a higher court reviews decisions
  • adjective
  • /əˈpɛlɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : de apelación
  • In our view, the Colorado Commission and appellate court did not act with religious hostility.
  • appellate court
  • appellate judge
  • appellate court decision

And they handle a fake appellate court case in front of a panel of judges.

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Examples

  • And they handle a fake appellate court case in front of a panel of judges.

  • Governments are supposed to comply with the Appellate Body recommendations to bring domestic law into compliance with WTO rules.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.

  • And I think courts where there are effective trial and appellate lawyers are seeing evidence of this.

  • So in law school, a case brief is a summary of a particular appellate opinion.

  • Writing opinions is an important aspect of the judicial function, especially the appellate judicial function.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Notably, in the cases mentioned above, no trial or appellate court found that a defendant was unduly.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The district court had concluded that the removal decision was politically motivated, but the appellate court disagreed.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Both the federal district and appellate courts ultimately concluded that COPA violated the First Amendment rights of adults.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The process for reviewing cases can be complex in the appellate court system.

Compounds

appellate court
  • Specialized
21 7.4

A court that reviews and can change decisions of lower courts

Surface Forms

appellate positive

Etymology

Appellate comes from the same root as appeal, from Latin appellare meaning 'to call' or 'to speak to'. So an appellate court is a court that 'answers the call' to review and possibly change a lower court's decision.