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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals);
- Example: "appellate court"
[syn: appellate, appellant]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Appellate \Ap*pel"late\, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.]
   Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate
   jurisdiction." --Blackstone. "Appellate judges." --Burke.
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   Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Appellate \Ap*pel"late\, n.
   A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

appellate
    adj 1: of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually
           legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: appellate,
           appellant]