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appellant — ap·pel·lant /ə pe lənt/ n: a person or party who appeals a court s judgment compare appellee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ap … Law dictionary
appellant — Appellant, [appell]ante. adj. verbal. Qui appelle d un jugement. Il est appellant de cette Sentence. elle est appellante. se rendre appellant. estre receu appellant. Il est quelquefois subst. L appellant & l intimé. Visage d appellant, Se dit de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Appellant — Ap*pel lant, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See {Appeal}.] Relating to an appeal; appellate. An appellant jurisdiction. Hallam. [1913 Webster] {Party appellant} (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appellant — ap‧pel‧lant [əˈpelənt] noun [countable] LAW a person who makes an appeal to a higher court against a judgement made in a lower court: • The appellant was found guilty of contempt of court. * * * appellant UK US /əˈpelənt/ noun [C] ► LAW … Financial and business terms
Appellant — Ap*pel lant, n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal. [1913 Webster] 2. A challenger. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl. Hist … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appellant — Appellant, 1) welcher appellirt, u. Appellat, der, gegen den appellirt wird, s. Appellation; 2) (Kirchengesch.), die späteren Jansenisten (s.d.), welche sich der Bulle Unigenitus widersetzten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Appellánt — Appellánt, derjenige, der Berufung (s. d.) ergreift oder ergriffen hat … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
appellant — (n.) late 14c., Anglo French, from O.Fr. apelant, noun from prp. of apeler, from L. appellare (see APPEAL (Cf. appeal)) … Etymology dictionary
appellant — [ə pel′ənt] adj. [Fr < prp. of appeler, APPEAL] Law relating to appeals; appealing n. a person who appeals, esp. to a higher court … English World dictionary
appellant — UK [əˈpelənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms appellant : singular appellant plural appellants legal someone who appeals against a decision of a court of law … English dictionary
