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Appellant

Meaning in law, with examples

/əˈpelənt/nounCommon term

In law, appellant means: The party who appeals against a court or tribunal decision, asking a higher court to change or cancel it.

In Turkish: kanun yoluna başvuran, istinaf eden, temyiz eden

How it is used

Appeal judgments usually begin by naming the appellant and the respondent. The appellant 'brings' an appeal, 'relies on' grounds of appeal and may 'succeed' or 'fail'. The appellant can be either the original claimant or the original defendant.

Example sentences

  1. The appellant argues that the judge misread the contract.

  2. The appellant succeeded on the second ground only.

Common collocations

  • the appellant argues
  • counsel for the appellant
  • the appellant succeeds
  • appellant's notice
  • respondentThe party against whom an appeal, a petition or an arbitration claim is brought, and who must respond to it.
  • appealTo ask a higher court to review and change the decision of a lower court; also used as a noun for this request.
  • grounds of appealThe specific legal or factual reasons an appellant gives for saying that a lower court's decision was wrong.
  • court of appealA court that reviews the decisions of lower courts when a party says the judge made a mistake, and can confirm, change or cancel those decisions.
  • leave to appealPermission from a court that, in many common law systems, a party must obtain before it can bring an appeal.

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