appellate
adjective
\
Definition of appellate
Examples of appellate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
McCloskey told me that in the Texas system, in which district attorneys, trial judges, and appellate judges are all elected, no one wants to be seen as soft on crime. — Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, "Can You Prove Your Innocence Without DNA?," 6 Mar. 2018 President Trump must face a defamation lawsuit brought by a former reality-show contestant, a New York appellate court ruled Thursday, striking down his argument that a sitting president should be shielded from such claims. — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, "Defamation Case Against Trump Cleared to Move Forward, Court Rules," 14 Mar. 2019 This decision was reversed on appeal, and the appellate court’s ruling was affirmed by the Supreme Court. — Andrew Coan, WSJ, "Why Robert Mueller’s Predecessors Usually Didn’t Prevail," 25 Jan. 2019 The corporation appealed again on October 10, and this time, the DC appellate court agreed to hear it. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The mysterious grand jury appeal that may be tied to the Mueller investigation, explained," 19 Dec. 2018 Five appellate courts including the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits have recognized a private right of action while the Eighth has not. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Behind the Supreme Court’s Dodge," 12 Dec. 2018 After an appellate court ruling found the colleges couldn't charge in-state tuition to DACA recipients, the community colleges appealed to the state's high court. — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, "DACA recipients head to the Arizona Supreme Court in tuition battle," 2 Apr. 2018 The other Democratic targets here are Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and the conservative GOP majorities in Congress that have cut taxes, eased crushing regulations and confirmed a record number of appellate judges. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Never Conservatives," 3 Oct. 2018 Klayman asked the appeals court to re-hear the case with all of the District of Columbia appellate judges, in what’s known as an en banc appeal. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "NSA metadata program “consistent” with Fourth Amendment, Kavanaugh once argued," 9 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'appellate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for appellate
appellate
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of appellate
See the full definition for appellate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
appellate
adjective
\
Legal Definition of appellate
Comments on appellate
What made you want to look up appellate? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words from Greek and Latin Quiz
-
- Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Words from Greek and Latin Quiz
Finally! A use for those SAT prep classes.
Take the quiz -
Name That Thing: Animal Edition
How many animals can you identify?
Take the quiz -
True or False?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
Take the quiz -
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!
Play the game
Share appellate
Resources for appellate