appellate court

/əˌpɛlət kɔrt/

Other forms: appellate courts

Definitions of appellate court

1. noun

   a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
   synonyms: appeals court, court of appeals

   types:

   circuit court of appeals

   one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'

   type of:

   court, judicature, tribunal

   an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business