appellant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: appellant	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for appellant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appellant adj of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court" Synonym(s): appellate, appellant n the party who appeals a decision of a lower court [syn: appellant, plaintiff in error]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appellant \Appel"lant\, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See {Appeal}.] Relating to an appeal; appellate. [bd]An appellant* jurisdiction.[b8] --Hallam. {Party appellant} (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to {respondent}, or {appellee}. --Tomlins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal. 2. A challenger. [Obs.] --Milton. 3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus. 4. One who appeals or entreats.