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Appellate jurisdiction — is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right. Depending on the type of… … Wikipedia
appellate jurisdiction — jurisdiction for which an appellate court is authorized to hear appeals … English contemporary dictionary
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 — The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 39 40 Vict c. 59) that created the judicial functions of the House of Lords in its modern form. The provisions of the act will be eventually… … Wikipedia
appellate jurisdiction — The jurisdiction of appeal or review proceedings, as distinguished from trial court or nisi prius jurisdiction, being contingent on timely compliance with constitutional or statutory methods of appeal. Barney v Platte Valley Public Power & Irrig … Ballentine's law dictionary
appellate jurisdiction — noun The power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal … Wiktionary
court of appellate jurisdiction — index appellate court Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… … Law dictionary
appellate court — noun court of appellate jurisdiction, court of review, higher court, senior court associated concepts: appellate division, appellate jurisdiction, appellate term Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Appellate — Ap*pel late, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. Appellate jurisdiction. Blackstone. Appellate judges. Burke. [1913 Webster] {Appelate court}, a court having cognizance of appeals. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appellate — (adj.) pertaining to appeals, 1726, from L. appellatus, pp. of appellare (see APPEAL (Cf. appeal)). Appellate jurisdiction is in Blackstone (1768) … Etymology dictionary
