Definition of Appeals court

1. Noun. A court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies.

Exact synonyms: Appellate Court, Court Of Appeals
Generic synonyms: Court, Judicature, Tribunal
Specialized synonyms: Circuit Court Of Appeals

Definition of Appeals court

1. Noun. (legal) appellate court ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Appeals Court

appealability
appealable
appealant
appealants
appeale
appealed
appealer
appealers
appealest
appealing
appealingly
appealingness
appeall
appeals
appeals board
appeals court (current term)
appeals courts
appear
appear'd
appearances
appearaunce
appeare
appeared
appearer
appearers
appeareth
appearing
appearingly
appears

Literary usage of Appeals court

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forest Owners' Guide to the Federal Income Tax by William C. Siegel, William L. Hoover, Harry L. Haney, Jr., Karen Liu (1996)
"Otherwise certiorari will be denied and the findings of the appeals court are binding on the parties. As a practical matter, the Supreme Court hears ..."

2. South Australia: Its History, Resources, and Productions by William Harcus (1876)
"Courts — Constitution of Supreme Court — Judges, their Duties and Salaries — Local Court of Appeals — Court of Insolvency — Local Courts — Police Court ..."

3. Federal Courts and Practice: All Sherman Law Trust Prosecutions and Syllabus by John A. Shields (1912)
"... VII COMMERCE COURT—CUSTOMS COURT OF APPEALS—COURT OF CLAIMS That portion of the so-called Administration Railroad Bill creating a Court of Commerce was ..."

4. Limits of Tolerance: Freedom of Expression and the Public Debate in Chile by Sebastian Brett, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1998)
"The Military appeals court (Carte Marcia) is composed of five judges, three of whom are military officers on active service and two of whom are civilian ..."

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