plaintiff in error

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)

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)

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)