appellant
/əˈpɛln̩t/ adjective, noun
Forms appellants appellaunt
- adjective (law) Of or relating to appeals; appellate.
- adjective In the process of appealing.
- noun (law) A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court. “The appellant made her submissions to the court.”
- noun One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
- noun (obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
- noun (historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction." Hallam. Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; --opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins.
- noun (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.]
- noun A challenger. [Obs.] Milton.
Etymology [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “appellant”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details