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appellant

/ə'pɛlənt/

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adjective
of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
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appellate
noun
the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
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plaintiff in error

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litigant litigator

Definition that contains appellant

appeal (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial