appellant
gb/əpˈɛlənt/ us/əpˈɛlənt/
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Αγγλικά
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Ουσιαστικό
legal
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role
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Person making a legal appeal
The person or side in a legal case who appeals a court decision.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[the] appellant; appellant against [a decision/judgment]
Συχνό λάθος:
Do not confuse appellant with applicant, who applies for something. The opposite side in an appeal is often called the respondent or appellee, depending on the legal system.
Συνώνυμα
appealer (Much less common and less formal; rarely used in legal writing.)
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appellee (Not a synonym; in some systems this is the opposing party, included here only as a common point of confusion.)
Αντώνυμα
respondent (The party responding to an appeal in many legal systems.)
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appellee (The party against whom an appeal is brought, especially in U.S. legal usage.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the appellant argued
|the appellant claimed
|the appellant submitted
|the appellant appealed
|counsel for the appellant
|the appellant's case
|the appellant's argument
|the appellant's conviction
|the successful appellant
|the unsuccessful appellant
Θέματα
law
|courts
|legal_process
Παραδείγματα
- The appellant argued that the trial judge had misdirected the jury.
- Counsel for the appellant asked the court to overturn the conviction.
- The court dismissed the appeal and ordered the appellant to pay costs.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The appellant wanted the higher court to change the decision.
- The judge listened to the appellant's lawyer.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
appellant
IPA
GB/əpˈɛlənt/
US/əpˈɛlənt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ap - pel - lant (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pel)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: appellant
- Plural: appellants
Εκφράσεις
appellant's brief
1/əpˈɛlənts bɹˈif/
fixed phrase
legal
Written argument for an appeal
A document where the person appealing explains why the court decision was wrong.
Παραδείγματα
- The appellant's brief focused on errors in the judge's instructions to the jury.
- The court set a deadline for filing the appellant's brief.
- Her lawyer submitted the appellant's brief two weeks before oral argument.