appellate
adj.adj. relating to the process of asking a higher court to review a legal decision.
adj. relating to or involving an appeal to a higher court for review of a lower court's decision.
The appellate court overturned the original verdict.
The appellate judges reviewed the case files to check for legal errors.
The appellate decision clarified the precedent, ensuring that lower courts would apply the statute consistently in future disputes.
From Latin appellātus.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 4, 2026