appeals court
Definition of appeals court
law
: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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: a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
: an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision
: an earnest plea : entreaty
: to arouse a sympathetic response
: to make an earnest request
: to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review
: the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
: a sovereign's formal assembly of councillors and officers
: the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power
: to seek to gain or achieve
: allure, tempt
: to act so as to invite or provoke
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appeals court
Legal Definition of appeals court
: a court that hears appeals; especially : an intermediate level appellate court
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