appellate

BrE /əˈpɛlɪt/ AmE /əˈpɛlɪt/

adjective en → es

1 LEGAL [attributive or predicative] C1

relating to a court that hears cases appealed from lower courts

de apelación, de recurso

  • appellate court

Collocations appellate jurisdiction · appellate procedure

  • The case was heard in the appellate court.

    El caso fue escuchado en la corte de apelación.

2 LEGAL [attributive or predicative] C1

relating to a legal process of appealing against a decision in a lower court

de apelación, de recurso

  • appellate procedure

Collocations appellate process · appellate review

  • The appellate process can take several months.

    El proceso de apelación puede tomar varios meses.