Appellate Court
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
appellate court
a court that reviews decisions of lower courts. In the federal courts, the primary appellate courts are the U.S. courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. State courts also have a court of appeals and a high appellate court (usually called the state's Supreme Court).
Source: Federal Judicial Center
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