Appellant

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare;
     cf. F. appelant. See {Appeal}.]
     Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant
     jurisdiction." --Hallam.
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     {Party appellant} (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; --
        opposed to {respondent}, or {appellee}. --Tomlins.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, n.
     1. (Law)
        (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.]
        (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of
            a cause by a higher tribunal.
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     2. A challenger. [Obs.] --Milton.
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     3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council
        against the bull Unigenitus.
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     4. One who appeals or entreats.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  appellant
       adj : of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually
             legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: {appellate}]
       n : the party who appeals a decision of a lower court [syn: {plaintiff
           in error}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  APPELLANT, practice. He who makes an appeal from one jurisdiction to
  another.