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appellate

Syllabification: (ap·pel·late)
Pronunciation: /əˈpelit/

Definition of appellate

adjective

[attributive] Law
  • (typically of a court) concerned with or dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed.

Origin:

late Middle English (originally in the sense 'appealed against, accused'): from Latin appellatus 'appealed against', from the verb appellare (see appeal). The current sense dates from the mid 18th century

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