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: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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appeals court

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ap·​peals court

Legal Definition of appeals court

: a court that hears appeals especially : an intermediate level appellate court

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