appellant

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See also: appelant

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

appellant (not comparable)

  1. (law) of or relating to appeals; appellate
  2. in the process of appealing

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

appellant (plural appellants)

  1. (law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
    Synonym: plaintiff in error
    The appellant made her submissions to the court.
  2. One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
  3. (obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
  4. (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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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Participle[edit]

appellant

  1. present participle of appeller

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

appellant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of appellō

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian appellante.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

appellant m (plural appellanti, feminine appellanta)

  1. (law) appelant

Adjective[edit]

appellant (feminine singular appellanta, plural appellanti)

  1. (law) appelant

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