appellant

English Thesaurus

1. the party who appeals a decision of a lower court (noun.person)

hypernym	:	litigant, litigator,
definition	:	(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation (noun.person)

2. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) (adj.pert)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. the party who appeals a decision of a lower court (noun.person)

derivation	:	appeal,
definition	:	take a court case to a higher court for review (verb.social)

derivation	:	appellant, appellate,
definition	:	of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) (adj.pert)

4. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	appeal,
definition	:	(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial (noun.act)

derivation	:	appellant, plaintiff in error,
definition	:	the party who appeals a decision of a lower court (noun.person)

derivation	:	appeal,
definition	:	take a court case to a higher court for review (verb.social)

derivation	:	appeal,
definition	:	challenge (a decision) (verb.social)

5. the party who appeals a decision of a lower court (noun.person)

derivation	:	appeal,
definition	:	take a court case to a higher court for review (verb.social)

derivation	:	appellant, appellate,
definition	:	of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) (adj.pert)

6. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	appeal,
definition	:	(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial (noun.act)

derivation	:	appellant, plaintiff in error,
definition	:	the party who appeals a decision of a lower court (noun.person)

derivation	:	appeal,
definition	:	take a court case to a higher court for review (verb.social)

derivation	:	appeal,
definition	:	challenge (a decision) (verb.social)