appellate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

appellate
    adj 1: of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually
           legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: {appellate},
           {appellant}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Appellate \Ap*pel"late\, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.]
   Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate
   jurisdiction." --Blackstone. "Appellate judges." --Burke.
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   {Appelate court}, a court having cognizance of appeals.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Appellate \Ap*pel"late\, n.
   A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See {Appellee}.
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