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

Need another word that means the same as “appellate”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “appellate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Appellate” are: appellant

Appellate as an Adjective

Definitions of "Appellate" as an adjective

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

• (especially of a court) concerned with or dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed.
• Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals.

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

appellant

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

Usage Examples of "Appellate" as an adjective

• Appellate court.
• Courts of appellate jurisdiction.

Associations of "Appellate" (30 Words)

assessor	An official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it. The expert assessor recommended that the applicant have sole custody.
attempt	Make an effort or attempt. Troops shot civilians who attempted to flee.
bailiff	An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
chancery	A public record office.
court	A room in which a lawcourt sits. Everyone in the court knew he was going down innocent or guilty.
courtroom	A room in which a lawcourt sits. A bitter courtroom battle.
disbar	Exclude (someone) from something. The corrupt lawyer was disbarred.
federal	Any federal law enforcement officer. The health ministry has sole federal responsibility for healthcare.
filibuster	Obstruct proposed legislation with a filibuster. He was one of four Tories who filibustered for more than 30 minutes each to derail the free parking plan.
flop	With a flopping sound. The show flopped in London.
judge	Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. He is due to appear before a judge and jury on Monday.
judicature	An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business. The constitutional principle that the legislature is separate from the judicature.
judicial	Expressing careful judgment. A judicial system.
judiciary	The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government. The independence of the judiciary.
jurisdiction	The extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgements. The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants.
juror	A member of a jury.
jury	Judge (an art or craft exhibition or exhibit. The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts.
lawgiver	A maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws. The monarch was supreme executive lawgiver judge and warrior.
lawyer	Practise law work as a lawyer. There is always a danger that the deal will be lawyered to death.
legality	Obligations imposed by law. Documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale.
litigation	A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights. The company wishes to avoid litigation.
magistracy	The office or authority of a magistrate. He twice ran for a magistracy in his home town.
magistrate	A civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
proceeding	The institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.
ruin	Fall into ruin. The ruin and heartbreak wrought by alcohol divorce and violence.
sheriff	(in Scotland) a judge.
testimony	Evidence or proof of something. The testimony of an eyewitness.
trial	Of a horse dog or other animal compete in trials. He cracked his ankle the week before the final trial.
tribunal	A body established to settle certain types of dispute. An international war crimes tribunal.
verdict	The findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.