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Business Definition for: appellate court (appeals trial court)

appellate court (appeals trial court)

court having authority to review the law applied by a lower court in the same case.In most instances, the trial court first decides a lawsuit, with review of its decision then available in an appellate court. Examples of appellate courts are the U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.

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