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Meaning of appellant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

appellant

Pronunciation:/əˈpɛln̩t/

noun

Definitions

  1. A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court

    Example: The appellant made her submissions to the court.

    Synonyms:plaintiff in error
  2. One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.

  3. One who challenges another to single combat.

  4. One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to appeals; appellate

  2. In the process of appealing