appellatory
UK/əˈpɛlətəɹi/US/əˈpɛləˌtɔɹi/
appellatory adjective: containing or pertaining to a legal appeal.
Adjective
appellatory (not comparable)
- Containing or pertaining to a legal appeal.
- An appellatory libel ought to contain […]the name of the party appellant.1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John...
- On this point, the appeal, although it was drawn up by an attorney, limited to criticism of an appellatory nature, without attempting to demonstrate that the interpretation or application of the law is untenable; it thus obviously confuses the Federal Court, which is a court of constitutional law...1985, United Nations Juridical Yearbook - Volumes 23-25, page 193
- Serving to ask or demand something.
- With respect to the supremacy of the Pope, it has not, I believe, been asserted, even by those who possess most facility of assertion, that his interference in the nomination of Bishops, any farther than the form of recognition, or his exercise of an appellatory jurisdiction upon matters relating...1823, Thomas Moore, The Works, page 100
- In the event of my not acceding, which was altogether the case, to the prayer of any one of these hospitable petitions, indeed I may say injunctions, as they were pretty generally adverted to by an appellatory clap on the shoulder, I was immediately put down, by the individual in question, as a...1846, It Blows, it Snows: A Winter's Rambles Through Canada, page 221
Noun
appellatory (plural appellatories)
- A written petition or appeal.
- The legates, despairing of success, returned to give an account of their negotiation to the king; and the term of the appeal made by the bishops being almost expired, they took this opportunity of renewing it, and received appellatories from the cardinals, who signified to Becket at the same time...1758, T. Smollett, History of England - Volume 2, page 113
- (see title)1829, Charles Dunne, The Appellatory, Or the Complaint of a Subject to His King Against Ministerial Tyranny and Opression, page 1
Forms of appellatory
| plural | appellatories |
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Origin of appellatory
From Latin appellātōrius, from appellō.
Questions about appellatory
- What does appellatory mean?
- Appellatory means containing or pertaining to a legal appeal.
- What part of speech is appellatory?
- Appellatory can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce appellatory?
- Appellatory is pronounced /əˈpɛlətəɹi/ (UK).
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