appellant

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) of or relating to appeals; appellate
2. (not-comparable) in the process of appealing

Noun

1. a litigant or party that is making an appeal in 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.

Synonyms

appellate

plaintiff in error

defendant

litigant

accused

tattletale

sneak

Translations

apelante

appelant

Beschwerdeführer

apel·lant

appellant

εφεσιβάλλων

réclamant

appellante

smekeling

apelante

demandante

apelatorio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɛln̩t/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.