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appellant Definition

ap·pel·lant (ə pel′ənt)

adjective

Law relating to appeals; appealing

Etymology: Fr < prp. of appeler, appeal

noun

a person who appeals, esp. to a higher court

appellant Law Definition

n

A party who appeals a court or administrative agency’s decision. See also appellee.
appellant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • notify: March the Respondents will, by list, notify the Appellant of all or any witnesses against whom subpoenas will be issued.
  • dismiss: Mr Justice Turner dismissed the appellants ' case on all counts.
  • refuse: Accordingly the Panel uphold the Respondent's decision and refuse the Appellant 's appeal.
  • inform: The Vice-Chancellor will acknowledge receipt of the appeal within five working days and will inform the appellant which Deputy Vice-Chancellor will handle the appeal.
  • reject: There may, of course, have been other reasons why the jury rejected the appellant 's account.
  • submit: Counsel for the appellant submitted that the Crown had made provocation an issue and that accordingly the judge should have summed up on provocation.

Preposition: at

  • hearing: The review hearing was agreed by the Tribunal on the grounds of the non attendance of the Appellant at the first hearing.

Converse of subject

  • submit: As to the written evidence submitted by the Appellant, much of this is irrelevant and none has been tested.
  • sign: The written notices signed by the Appellants prior to the hearing were therefore not accepted.

Adjective modifier

  • would-be: It is also far less likely that an appeal will be brought once the would-be appellant has been returned.

Modifies a noun

  • appeal: It is against this decision that the Appellant appeals.
  • wish: There is instead a right of appeal ( to the General or Special Commissioners as the appellant wishes ) against its requirements.

Possessives

  • solicitor: No attempt was made to get the consent of the appellants ' solicitors.
  • notice: In her appellant's notice, the mother raises a number of grounds of appeal.
  • appeal: DECISION The Tribunal unanimously allow the Appellant's appeal.
  • submission: In particular documents 48 and 49 were the Appellant's closing submissions which he had submitted in writing.
  • registration: The section 11 closure On about 4 December the officials were considering what steps should be taken to withdraw the appellant's registration.
  • behalf: This afternoon Miss Murphy, on the appellant's behalf, has taken a number of points.

Preposition: in

  • respect: The evidence was of a practice adopted by the Appellants in respect of some residents to prevent pressure sores and wetting their beds.
  • relation: She regularly represents appellants in relation to statutory appeals under Part VII of the Housing Act.