appellate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
    appellant.
    • appellate court

WordNet

Ap*pel"late adjective
Etymology
L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone. "Appellate judges." Burke.
Ap*pel"late noun
Definitions
  1. A person or prosecuted for a crime. Obs. See Appellee.

Webster 1913