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Definition of court of appeal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

court of appeal

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/ˌkɔːt əv əˈpiːl/
 
/ˌkɔːrt əv əˈpiːl/
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  1. (also appeal court)
    (plural courts of appeal)
    a court that people can go to in order to try and change decisions that have been made by a lower court
    • There is a right of appeal to the court of appeal.
    see also appellate courtTopics Law and justicec2
  2. Court of Appeal
    (also Appeal Court)
     [singular] the highest court in England and Wales (apart from the Supreme Court), which can change decisions made by a lower court
    • The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant’s appeal.
    Topics Law and justicec2
  3. court of appeals
    (also appeals court)
     [countable] (US English) one of the courts in the US that can change decisions made by a lower courtTopics Law and justicec2
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