ap ‧ pel ‧ late court /əˌpelət ˈkɔːt $ -ˈkɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: appellate 1700-1800 Latin , past participle of appellare ; ⇨ ↑ appeal 2 ]
a court in which people ↑ appeal against decisions made in other courts of law