释义 |
appellantap‧pel‧lant /əˈpelənt/ noun [countable] law - In the absence of the jury, counsel for the appellant submitted that the documents were inadmissible in the criminal proceedings.
- In the evidence before us the appellants have emphasised that throughout they had no intention to flout the authority of the court.
- In this case it was not contended that the appellant had not acted dishonestly.
- Instead, they allowed offenders such as these two appellants to return again and again with further stolen property.
- Nor is he entitled to examine proceedings in Parliament in order to show that the appellants by fraudulently misleading Parliament caused him loss.
- That situation was avoided in the present case, because the appellant chose not to give evidence for the reason already stated.
- The appellant had not been required to surrender to the Central Criminal Court and the question of granting bail did not arise.
- The appellant was convicted of wounding with intent.
a person who appeals against the decision in a court of law |