Word of the Day:
appellate
What It Means
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.
Appellate in Context
“In this game of bluff and counter-bluff, the parlementaires calculated that their absence – which entailed much of the country being without an appellate jurisdiction – would force the government to treat for terms.”
Did You Know?
From Latin appellātus.
Source and license
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