appellate

Definitions

From Latin appellare (to call upon), the same source as appeal. An appellate court is the one you 'call upon' after a lower court's decision — it handles appeals. It's a formal legal adjective: appellate court, appellate jurisdiction.

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The case was sent to the appellate court for review.

• 2.

  She argued several cases before the appellate judges.