appellant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *appellant*:
NOUN	person	appellant, plaintiff in error	the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
ADJECTIVE	pert	appellant, appellate	of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)

English > *appellant*: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals).
Synonym	appellate
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Spanish	apelante, apelatorio
Nouns	appeal	(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting / granting of a new trial
Nouns	appellant	the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Verbs	appeal	take a court case to a higher court for review
Verbs	appeal	challenge (a decision)

English > *appellant*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	The party who appeals a decision of a lower court.
Synonym	plaintiff in error
Broader	litigant, litigator	(law) a party to a lawsuit
Spanish	apelante, demandante en casación, demandante, recurrente
Catalan	apel·lant, recurrent
Adjectives	appellant	of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
Verbs	appeal	take a court case to a higher court for review

HyperDic: appellant