appellant

appellant
1. adjective /əˈpɛln̩t/
of or relating to appeals
2. noun /əˈpɛln̩t/
a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.

The appellant made her submissions to the court


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  • appellant — ap·pel·lant /ə pe lənt/ n: a person or party who appeals a court s judgment compare appellee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ap …   Law dictionary

  • appellant — Appellant, [appell]ante. adj. verbal. Qui appelle d un jugement. Il est appellant de cette Sentence. elle est appellante. se rendre appellant. estre receu appellant. Il est quelquefois subst. L appellant & l intimé. Visage d appellant, Se dit de… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Appellant — Ap*pel lant, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See {Appeal}.] Relating to an appeal; appellate. An appellant jurisdiction. Hallam. [1913 Webster] {Party appellant} (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; opposed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appellant — ap‧pel‧lant [əˈpelənt] noun [countable] LAW a person who makes an appeal to a higher court against a judgement made in a lower court: • The appellant was found guilty of contempt of court. * * * appellant UK US /əˈpelənt/ noun [C] ► LAW …   Financial and business terms

  • Appellant — Ap*pel lant, n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal. [1913 Webster] 2. A challenger. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl. Hist …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Appellant — Appellant, 1) welcher appellirt, u. Appellat, der, gegen den appellirt wird, s. Appellation; 2) (Kirchengesch.), die späteren Jansenisten (s.d.), welche sich der Bulle Unigenitus widersetzten …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Appellánt — Appellánt, derjenige, der Berufung (s. d.) ergreift oder ergriffen hat …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • appellant — (n.) late 14c., Anglo French, from O.Fr. apelant, noun from prp. of apeler, from L. appellare (see APPEAL (Cf. appeal)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • appellant — [ə pel′ənt] adj. [Fr < prp. of appeler, APPEAL] Law relating to appeals; appealing n. a person who appeals, esp. to a higher court …   English World dictionary

  • appellant — UK [əˈpelənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms appellant : singular appellant plural appellants legal someone who appeals against a decision of a court of law …   English dictionary

  • appellant — I. adjective Date: 14th century of or relating to an appeal ; appellate < an appellant court > II. noun Date: 15th century one that appeals; specifically one that appeals from a judicial decision or decree …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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