Appellant (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The Supreme Court has the power to review decisions from lower appellate courts.
- The appellate division overturned the lower court's ruling due to lack of evidence.
- The lawyer argued that the trial court had misapplied the law, and the appellate court agreed.
- After losing her case in the trial court, she decided to take her appeal to the higher appellate court.
- The appellate court's decision to allow the appeal was made on the grounds of jurisdictional issues.