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appellant(dictionary)
APPELLANT(law)
APPELLANT, practice(law)

appellant (iou)



appellant adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French apelant pres. pple of apeler APPEAL verb: see -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
Making an appeal; esp. appealing to a higher court; Hist. accusing, challenging. Freq. postpositive. LME.
Concerned with appeals; appellate. L18.
b. noun.
A person who formally accuses another of treason or felony (Hist.), or of negligence etc. in a maritime court. LME.
Lords Appellant(s): see LORD noun.
b. A challenger. LME-L17.
A person who makes an appeal to a higher court or authority. E17.
gen. A person who makes an entreaty or request. E18.