adj.

Of or relating to a court appeal; appellate.

n.

One who appeals a court decision.

[Middle English, from Old French apelant, from present participle of apeler, to appeal. See appeal.]

noun

One that asks a higher authority for something, as a favor or redress: appealer, petitioner, suitor. See ask/answer, law.

(əpel′ənt)
n

The party who, dissatisfied with the disposition of a case on the trial level, appeals to a higher court.

A party who appeals a lower court decision to a higher court, such as the U.S. Supreme Court, is an appellant.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A person who, dissatisfied with the judgment rendered in a lawsuit decided in a lower court or the findings from a proceeding before an administrative agency, asks a superior court to review the decision.

An appellant, sometimes called the petitioner, must demonstrate sufficient grounds for appeal, which are usually specified by statute, in order to challenge the judgment or findings.

Whether a party was a plaintiff or defendant in the lower court has no bearing on his or her status as an appellant.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - appellant, kærende
adj. - appel-, anke-

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand die in beroep is gegaan, betreffende een (hoger) beroep

Français (French)
n. - partie appelante, appelant(e)
adj. - appelant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Berufungskläger
adj. - Berufungs-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (νομ.) εφεσιβάλλων, εκκαλών

Italiano (Italian)
appellante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - apelante (m) (f), suplicante (m) (f)
adj. - apelante, suplicante

Русский (Russian)
апеллирующая сторона, апеллирующий

Español (Spanish)
n. - apelante
adj. - del apelante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klagande, kärande
adj. - vädjande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
上诉人, 上诉的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 上訴人
adj. - 上訴的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고소인
adj. - 항소의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 上訴の, 控訴の
n. - 上訴人, 上告人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مستأنف (صفه) إستأنافي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מערער (על פסק-דין), של ערעורים, בעל/ת סמכות לדחיית ערעורים (בית-משפט, ערכאה משפטית)‬
adj. - ‮מערער (על פסק-דין)‬

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