appellant

əˈpɛlənt

Definition

Definition of appellant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

TECH.

person who appeals a court decision

TECH.

The appellant filed a brief to overturn the ruling.

challenger

petitioner

plaintiff

Adjective

legal

TECH.

relating to a legal appeal or party seeking court review

TECH.

The appellants' brief challenged the ruling.

appeal

appellate

legal

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Origin of appellant

Latin, appellare (to call upon)

Examples of appellant in a sentence

As an appellant, she sought justice for her case.
The appellant court accepted the late filing.
Counsel prepared the appellant record for review.

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French:appelant, d'appel, ...
German:Berufungskläger, rechtsmittelrechtlich, ...
Italian:appellante, d'appello, ...
Spanish:apelante, recurrido, ...
Portuguese:apelante, de recurso, ...
Chinese:上诉人, 上诉的, ...
Japanese:控訴人, 上訴人の, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَأْنِف, اسْتِئْنافيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְעַרְעֵר, שֶׁל עִרְעוּר, ...
Russian:апеллянт, апелляционный, ...
Ukrainian:апелянт, апеляційний, ...
Hindi:अपीलकर्ता, अपीलकारी, ...
Bengali:আপিলকারী, আপিলসংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:apel.lant, recorrent, ...
Czech:odvolatel, odvolací, ...
Danish:ankende part, anke, ...
Dutch:appellant, appellabel, ...
Greek:εκκαλών, εφετειακός, ...
Hungarian:fellebbező, felülvizsgálatot kérő, ...
Khmer:អ្នកប្តឹងឧទ្ធរណ៍, ឧទ្ធរណ៍, ...
Korean:항소인, 항소인의, ...
Persian:معترض, فرجام‌خواه, ...
Polish:wnoszący apelację, apelacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):apelante, recorrente, ...
Romanian:apelant, de apel, ...
Swedish:klagande, överklagande, ...
Thai:ผู้ยื่นอุทธรณ์, ฝ่ายอุทธรณ์, ...
Turkish:temyiz eden, istinaf eden, ...
Vietnamese:người kháng cáo, kháng cáo, ...

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Definition of appellant - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

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