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Definition of appellant in English: appellantnoun əˈpɛl(ə)ntəˈpɛlənt Law A person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. Example sentencesExamples - In this case a number of appellants have been convicted of more than one bank robbery.
- On the following day the appellant was arrested and he then made a full and frank admission.
- At the outset, the appellant applied for permission to have a mobile home on the land.
- In the event, no evidence was given by the complainant or the appellant about these matters.
- He held that the respondents did not lead the appellants to believe that they would be granted a lease.
Origin Late Middle English: from French apelant, literally 'appealing', from the verb apeler (see appeal). Rhymes propellant, propellent, repellent, water-repellent Definition of appellant in US English: appellantnounəˈpɛləntəˈpelənt Law A person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court. Example sentencesExamples - At the outset, the appellant applied for permission to have a mobile home on the land.
- On the following day the appellant was arrested and he then made a full and frank admission.
- He held that the respondents did not lead the appellants to believe that they would be granted a lease.
- In this case a number of appellants have been convicted of more than one bank robbery.
- In the event, no evidence was given by the complainant or the appellant about these matters.
Origin Late Middle English: from French apelant, literally ‘appealing’, from the verb apeler (see appeal). |