appellate

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈpɛl.ət/ UK /əˈpel.ət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to appeals or to the authority to review and change decisions of lower courts

The case was taken to the appellate court for further review.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to appeals or to... appeals reviewrevisoryrevising

Opposites

trial original

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Phrases (1)

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appellate court
a court that reviews decisions made by a lower court

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin appellare ('to address, call upon') plus the adjective-forming suffix -atus, giving appellatus ('called upon, appealed'); via Late Latin and Old French appellatif into Middle English appellate, giving Modern English appellate ('relating to appeals in law').

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# appellate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈpɛl.ət/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpel.ət/

## Meanings
1. relating to appeals or to the authority to review and change decisions of lower courts

## Examples
- The case was taken to the appellate court for further review.

## Synonyms
- appeals
- review
- revisory
- revising

## Antonyms
- trial
- original

## Etymology
From Latin appellare ('to address, call upon') plus the adjective-forming suffix -atus, giving appellatus ('called upon, appealed'); via Late Latin and Old French appellatif into Middle English appellate, giving Modern English appellate ('relating to appeals in law').

## AI Etymology
Appellate comes from Latin appellare ('to address, call upon') plus the adjective-forming suffix -atus, giving appellatus ('called upon, appealed'); via Late Latin and Old French appellatif into Middle English appellate, giving Modern English appellate ('relating to appeals in law'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "relating to appeals or to the authority to review and change decisions of lower courts". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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