APPELLANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for APPELLANT?

Need another word that means the same as “appellant”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “appellant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Appellant” are: appellate, plaintiff in error

Appellant as a Noun

Definitions of "Appellant" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “appellant” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
• The party who appeals a decision of a lower court.

Synonyms of "Appellant" as a noun (1 Word)

plaintiff in error

A person who brings an action in a court of law.

Appellant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Appellant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “appellant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals.

Synonyms of "Appellant" as an adjective (1 Word)

appellate

Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals. Courts of appellate jurisdiction.

Associations of "Appellant" (30 Words)

accuser	Someone who imputes guilt or blame. Hero faints before her three accusers leave.
actionable	Affording grounds for legal action. Insightful and actionable information on the effect advertising is having on your brand.
adduce	Advance evidence for. A number of factors are adduced to explain the situation.
allege	Report or maintain. He alleged that he was the victim of a crime.
answering	Replying. An answering smile.
claimant	A person making a claim, especially in a lawsuit or for a state benefit. One in four eligible claimants failed to register for a rebate.
court	A room in which a lawcourt sits. The map showed the crescents and courts of recent urban sprawl.
courtroom	The place or room in which a court of law meets. Television cameras were admitted in the courtroom.
defendant	An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. The defendant tried to claim that it was self defence.
docket	Place on the docket for legal action. The clothes would be handed in and neatly docketed.
garnishment	A court order directing that money or property of a third party (usually wages paid by an employer) be seized to satisfy a debt owed by a debtor to a plaintiff creditor.
infraction	A violation or infringement of a law or agreement.
infringement	The action of limiting or undermining something. Copyright infringement.
inquisition	A period of prolonged and intensive questioning. She relented in her determined inquisition and offered help.
judicature	An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business. The constitutional principle that the legislature is separate from the judicature.
judicial	Of, by, or appropriate to a law court or judge; relating to the administration of justice. A judicial system.
jurisdiction	(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law. In some jurisdictions there is a mandatory death sentence for murder.
lawsuit	A claim or dispute brought to a law court for adjudication. His lawyer filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles city.
liable	Subject to legal action. The credit card company is liable for any breach of contract.
litigant	Involved in a lawsuit. The parties litigant.
litigate	Take (a claim or a dispute) to a law court. The plaintiff is prepared to litigate.
plaintiff	A person who brings a case against another in a court of law. The plaintiff commenced an action for damages.
poll	Cut off the top of a tree or plant typically to encourage further growth pollard. The ruling party won 24 seats narrowly topping the poll.
proceeding	The institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.
prosecution	The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge. The BBC s prosecution of its commercial ends.
respondent	The codefendant especially in a divorce proceeding who is accused of adultery with the corespondent. Most respondents to our questionnaire considered their practices to be in accordance with current medical guidelines.
rightful	Legally valid. A rightful inheritance.
sue	Institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress. I sued for breach of contract.
survey	A department carrying out the surveying of land. The author provides a survey of the relevant literature.
tribunal	An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business. An industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed.