appellant

See also: appelant

English

Alternative forms

  • appellaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɛln̩t/

Adjective

appellant (not comparable)

  1. (law) of or relating to appeals; appellate
    • 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. [], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, [], →OCLC:
      appellant jurisdiction.
  2. in the process of appealing

Translations

Noun

appellant (plural appellants)

  1. (law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
    Synonym: plaintiff in error
    The appellant made her submissions to the court.
  2. One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
  3. (obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
  4. (historical) 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.

Coordinate terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

appellant

  1. present participle of appeller

Latin

Verb

appellant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of appellō

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian appellante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.pɛlˈlant/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Noun

appellant m (plural appellanti, feminine appellanta)

  1. (law) appelant

Adjective

appellant (feminine singular appellanta, plural appellanti)

  1. (law) appelant