appellant
appellant — 名詞
1. a party who asks a higher court to review and overturn a ruling that went agains
上訴人
向上級法院請求改判的當事人
a party who asks a higher court to review and overturn a ruling that went against them in a lower court.
The appellant argued that the trial judge had ignored crucial witness testimony.
上訴人主張，原審法官忽略了關鍵的證人證詞。
the appellant + verb in legal narrative
Lawyers for the appellant filed a 200-page brief with the Supreme Court last Friday.
上訴人的律師團上週五向最高法院遞交了一份長達兩百頁的書狀。
lawyers for the appellant — possessive frame
Ms. Jin, the appellant in this murder case, listened quietly as the panel of judges asked questions.
本件謀殺案的上訴人田中女士，靜靜聽著合議庭法官提問。
appellant in [case] for naming the role
If the appellant wins, the lower court's ruling will be cancelled and a new trial may begin.
若上訴人勝訴，下級法院的判決將被撤銷，可能會重新開始審理。
The appellant must pay the court fee within 30 days of filing the notice.
上訴人必須在提出聲明後三十天內繳交法院規費。
- the appellant argued
- counsel for the appellant
- the appellant's brief
- the appellant claimed
- petitioner
broader: any person formally asking a court for a ruling, not only on appeal
- challenger
general English; lacks the specific legal procedural meaning
- plaintiff in error
older legal term, mostly historical and rare in modern courts
- appellee
the opposing party who defends the lower court's decision
- respondent
British legal usage for the party answering the appeal
文法句型
the appellant + verb
appellant in [case]
用法筆記
Subject is always a party that has already lost at a lower level; distinguish from 'appellee' (the side that won below and is now defending the ruling). Do not confuse with 'plaintiff', which names the party who started the original case.
常見錯誤
appellant — 形容詞
1. describing courts, judges, or procedures whose job is to review rulings already
上訴
與案件上訴審理有關的
describing courts, judges, or procedures whose job is to review rulings already made by a lower court — for example, an appellant tribunal or appellant jurisdiction.
The appellant court returned the case to the trial judge for new sentencing.
上訴法院將本案發回原審法官重新量刑。
appellant + court (attributive use)
Only three judges sit in the appellant division of this tribunal.
本法庭的上訴庭只有三位法官。
appellant + division
Attorney Mendez filed the brief through the appellant procedure on the morning before the deadline.
孟德茲律師在期限前一天上午，循上訴程序遞交了書狀。
appellant + procedure (attributive use)
The appellant panel of the High Court heard arguments in the Reyes family land dispute yesterday.
高等法院上訴庭昨天就雷耶斯家族的土地糾紛進行言詞辯論。
appellant + panel (attributive use)
- appellant court
- appellant jurisdiction
- appellant division
- appellant procedure
文法句型
appellant + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun (court, jurisdiction, division, procedure). 'Appellate' is the standard modern adjective; 'appellant' as adjective is mainly preserved in some older statutes and a few jurisdictional names.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- appellant's brief
- appellant's counsel
- appellant court
- appellant jurisdiction
常用片語
- counsel for the appellant
- the appellant submits
- lawyers for the appellant
介系詞搭配
- appellant in [case]
- appellant against [a ruling]