Appellant Definition

ə-pĕlənt
appellants
noun
appellants
One who appeals a court decision.
American Heritage
A person who appeals, esp. to a higher court.
Webster's New World

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

Webster's New World Law

(law) A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.

The appellant made her submissions to the court.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Relating to appeals; appealing.
Webster's New World
(law) Of or relating to appeals.
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Other Word Forms of Appellant

Noun

Singular:
appellant
Plural:
appellants

Origin of Appellant

  • Middle English one who makes a charge in court, plaintiff from Old French apelant from present participle of apeler to appeal appeal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant

    From Wiktionary

Appellant Sentence Examples

  • Mr. Justice Turner dismissed the appellant's case on all counts.

  • The appellant may, however, request that bishop to send priests from his side to sit with the synod of appeal.

  • The Appellant did admit heavily dependent cases to the home.

  • He declared that all pardons issued since 1387 were invalid, and imposed heavy fines on persons, and even on whole shires, that had given the lords appellant aid.

  • In spite of the warnings given by the assault on Suffolk in 1450, by Jack Cades insurrection, and by the first armed demonstrations of Richard of York in 1450 and 1452, the king persisted in keeping his friends in office, and they had to be removed by the familiar and forcible methods that bad been applied in earlier ages by the lords ordainers or the lords appellant.

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