adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/əˈpɛlət/
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rhymes with -ɛlət
CMU ARPABET:AH0 P EH1 L IH0 T
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1
adj
Meaning 1
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
appellate court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: appellant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin appellātus.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
վերաքննիչ
(verakʻnničʻ)
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Chinese Mandarin:
受理上訴的 /受理上诉的
(shòulǐ shàngsù de)
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Chinese Mandarin:
上訴 /上诉
(shàngsù)
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Czech:
odvolací
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Finnish:
valitus-
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Finnish:
vetoomus-
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Greek:
εφετικός
(efetikós)
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Kazakh:
апелляциялық
(apelläsiälyq)
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Polish:
apelacyjny
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Portuguese:
apelado
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Portuguese:
apelatório
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Russian:
апелляцио́нный
(apelljaciónnyj)
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Serbo-Croatian:
apelacijski
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Serbo-Croatian:
prizivni
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Spanish:
apelacional
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
Spanish:
apelatorio
— pertaining to something that is appealed to
