Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The rules governing appeals to the U.S. courts of appeals from lower courts, some federal-agency proceedings, and applications for writs. -Abbr. Fed. R. App. P.; FRAP.
appellate
adj. of or relating to an appeal or appeals generally.
appellate counsel
A lawyer who represents a party on appeal. ( The term is often used in contrast with trial counsel.
appellate court
see court.
appellate division
a department of a superior court responsible for hearing appeals; an intermediate appellate court in some states, such as new york and new jersey
appellate jurisdiction
The power of a court to review and revise a lower court's decision. ( For example, U.S. Const. art. III, § 2 vests appellate jurisdiction in the Su-preme Court, while 28 USCA §§ 1291-1295 grant appellate jurisdiction to lower federal courts of appeals. Cf. original jurisdiction.
appellate record
see record on appeal
appellate review
Examination of a lower court's decision by a higher court, which can affirm, reverse, or modify the decision.
appellate rules
a body of rules governing appeals from lower courts.