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- [uh-pel-it]
- /əˈpɛl ɪt/
- /əˈpelɪt/
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- [uh-pel-it]
- /əˈpɛl ɪt/
Definitions of appellate word
- adjective appellate of or relating to appeals 3
- adjective appellate (of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts 3
- adjective appellate relating to or having jurisdiction to review appeals 3
- adjective appellate of or relating to appeals. 1
- adjective appellate having the power or authority to review and decide appeals, as a court. 1
- noun appellate (typically of a court) concerned with or dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed. 1
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Origin of appellate
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < Latin appellātus called upon, named, appealed to (past participle of appellāre), equivalent to ap- ap-1 + pell- move, go + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Appellate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appellate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
appellate usage trend in Literature
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- why do people ask appellate courts to review their cases?
- when an appellate court rejects a verdict?
- which is true if a court has appellate jurisdiction?
- what is an appellate court?
- what is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?
- how many states have intermediate appellate courts?
- what is appellate court?
- what are the appellate powers of the supreme court?
- when an appellate court upholds a verdict?
- what do appellate courts do?
- what are appellate courts?
- what does appellate jurisdiction mean?
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