appellate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ap=pel=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

appellate, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.].

 Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.  Burke.  [1913 Webster]

Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.

appellate, n. 

 A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

appellate, adj. Law (esp. of a court) concerned with or dealing with appeals.

Etymology

L appellatus (as APPEAL, -ATE(2))

ROGET THESAURUS

appellate

Tribunal

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