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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Appellate

Ap-pĕl'late, n.

noun

n. [See infra.] A person appealed or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See APPELLEE.

Ap-pĕl'late, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. appellatus, p. p. of appellare.] Pertaining to, or having cognizance of, appeals. “Appellate jurisdiction.” Blackstone. “Appellate judges.” Burke.

Appellate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.