Associations to the word «Appellant»

Wiktionary

APPELLANT, adjective. (legal) of or relating to appeals
APPELLANT, noun. (legal) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.

Dictionary definition

APPELLANT, noun. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court.
APPELLANT, adjective. Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats