appellant

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
adjective of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.

Rodney, she knew, had represented the appellant. — The Real Adventure, Henry Kitchell Webster
Of them we might truly say, Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant. — The Nicomachean ethics of Aristotle, Aristotle
Definitum est, quod [Greek: hypothesin] Graeci, nos causam: infinitum, quod [Greek: thesin] illi appellant, nos propositum possumus nominare. — Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

plaintiff in error

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