appellor

[ uh-pel-awr, ap-uh-lawr ]

noun

, British Law.

1. a person who prosecutes in an appellate proceeding.
2. Obsolete. a person who accuses another in a criminal appeal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of appellor¹

1400–50; late Middle English apelour < Anglo-French, Old French apeleor < Latin appellātor appellant. See appellate, -tor

Example Sentences

No appellor has received more tender and forgiving judgement.

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Glanvill says that wounds are within the sheriff's jurisdiction, unless the appellor adds a charge of breach of the king's peace.

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The appellor also had to show that he immediately raised the hue and cry.

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