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appeals court

appeals court noun: an appellate court, to hear appeals against lower tribunals.

Noun

appeals court (plural appeals courts)

  1. An appellate court, to hear appeals against lower tribunals.
    • That year a U.S. appeals court found the program Snowden had exposed was unlawful and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth.2022 September 26, “Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Snowden”, in Mark Trevelyan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2022, Europe

Forms of appeals court

pluralappeals courts
alternative formappeal court

Questions about appeals court

What does appeals court mean?
Appeals court means an appellate court, to hear appeals against lower tribunals.
What part of speech is appeals court?
Appeals court is a noun.
What is the plural of appeals court?
The plural of appeals court is appeals courts.

Words near appeals court in the dictionary

  1. appealings
  2. appeall
  3. appealless
  4. appealls
  5. appeals
  6. appeals court
  7. appeals courts
  8. appeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober
  9. appeals to authority
  10. appeals to emotion
  11. appeals to nature

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