court_of_appeals (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *court of appeals*:
NOUN	group	court of appeals, appellate court, appeals court	a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

English > *court of appeals*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies.
Synonyms	appellate court, appeals court
Narrower	circuit court of appeals	One of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a 'circuit'
Broader	court, tribunal, judicature	An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Spanish	tribunal de apelación

HyperDic: court_of_appeals