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appellants

appellants is the plural of appellant.

Meaning of appellant

Noun

appellant (plural appellants)

  1. A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.
    • The appellant made her submissions to the court.
  2. One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
  3. (obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
  4. (historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.

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Questions about appellants

What is appellants the plural of?
Appellants is the plural of appellant.

Words near appellants in the dictionary

  1. Appell-Lerch sums
  2. appellability
  3. appellable
  4. appellancy
  5. appellant
  6. appellants
  7. appellate
  8. appellate court
  9. appellate courts
  10. appellate jurisdiction
  11. appellation

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