appellate court
appellate court
(əpelɪt kɔːʳt )Word forms: plural appellate courts
countable noun
In the United States, an appellate court is a special court where people who have been convicted of a crime can appeal against their conviction.
[US]A racially mixed jury in Miami convicted Lozano of manslaughter, but an appellate court overturned the convictions.
regional note: in BRIT, use Court of Appeal