appellant

Definition of Appellant in English :

the party who appeals a decision of a lower court

2. appellant, appellate

of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)

Example Sentences:
'appellate court'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Appellant

noun

1.

a person who appeals

2. law

the party who appeals to a higher court from the decision of a lower tribunal

adjective

3. law another word for appellate

adjective

1. Law

relating to appeals; appealing

noun

2.

a person who appeals, esp. to a higher court

n.

One who appeals a court decision.