appellate

[ uh-pel-it ]

adjective

, Law.

1. of or relating to appeals.
2. having the power or authority to review and decide appeals, as a court.

appellate

/ əˈpɛlɪt /

adjective

1. of or relating to appeals
2. (of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts

Other Words From

• nonap·pellate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of appellate¹

1720–30; < Latin appellātus called upon, named, appealed to (past participle of appellāre ), equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + pell- move, go + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of appellate¹

C18: from Latin appellātus summoned, from appellāre to appeal

Example Sentences

Joe Biden’s attorney general, Merrick Garland, was a senior federal appellate court judge.

From BBC

“The appellate process in that scenario could go on for years,” she said.

From BBC

The appellate panel said the group provided a “limited factual basis” and even if its claims were true, the number of alleged invalid votes was “so exceedingly minute as to have no measurable impact on the fundamental fairness or integrity of California’s elections.”

From Los Angeles Times

Because it’s a citizen initiative, under a 2020 decision by the 5th Appellate Court, it is exempt from the two-thirds majority required of government-initiated taxes and can win with a simple majority.

From Los Angeles Times

He also blocked the release of Charles Manson devotee Leslie Van Houten on three different occasions before stepping out of the way of an appellate court decision last year.

From Los Angeles Times