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Definition of appellate
: of, relating to, or recognizing appeals; specifically : having the power to review the judgment of another tribunal an appellate court
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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court split on the matter and upheld the appellate court’s decision.
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The case came to the justices from two federal appellate courts.
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More than a dozen states allow appeals to continue even after death and only dismiss convictions when the appellate court finds that a new trial would have been warranted.
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Beats must make its plea for attorneys fees from Monster LLC before a jury, not a judge, a California appellate court ruled Wednesday.
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A 4-4 Supreme Court left in place the appellate court holding that DAPA (as the adult program is known) exceeded presidential power.
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Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit became the first federal appellate court to affirm that Title IX affords transgender students that right.
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A federal appellate court has reversed an administrative law judge’s decision, giving Garmin International Inc. a win in a patent dispute and erasing a $37 million fine.
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Schneiderman and the other attorneys general filed an appellate court petition asking for intervention in the ceiling-fan matter.
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Origin and Etymology of appellate
Latin appellatus, past participle of appellare to appeal to
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APPELLATE Defined for English Language Learners
appellate
playDefinition of appellate for English Language Learners
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law : having the power to review and change the decisions of a lower court
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appellate
playLegal Definition of appellate
: of or relating to appeals or the power to hear appeals the appellate process an appellate court
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