court of appeal

noun

/ˌkɔːt əv əˈpiːl/

/ˌkɔːrt əv əˈpiːl/

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(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上诉法院
- There is a right of appeal to the court of appeal.有向上诉法院上诉的权利。
see also appellate courtTopics Law and justicec2
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（英国）上诉法院（仅次于最高法院的司法机构）
- The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant’s appeal.上诉法院驳回了被告的上诉。
Topics Law and justicec2
court of appeals
(also appeals court)
[countable] (US English) one of the courts in the US that can change decisions made by a lower court（美国）上诉法院Topics Law and justicec2