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Meaning of APPELLATE

Pronunciation:  u'pelit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court"
 
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 Synonyms: appellant
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ap*pel"late\, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.]
    Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. ``Appellate
    jurisdiction.'' --Blackstone. ``Appellate judges.'' --Burke.
    {Appelate court}, a court having cognizance of appeals.
    
  2. \Ap*pel"late\, n.
    A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See {Appellee}.
    
 
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