appellate division

noun

, Law.

1. the section of a court that hears appeals, sometimes existing as an intermediate court between a trial court and a court of last resort.

Example Sentences

Borough Hall could be used entirely for administrative business as the Appellate Division would move to the new court house.

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They are gone, torn down under the referee's decision that they ought to go, before the Appellate Division called a halt.

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They were gone, torn down under the referee's decision that they ought to go, before the Appellate Division called a halt.

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Eight weeks slipped by and then the Appellate Division affirmed the conviction.

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From the decisions of these courts appeals may be made to the appellate division of the Supreme Court.

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