Court of Appeal. An English court of civil and criminal appellate jurisdiction established by the Judicature Acts of 1873 and 1875. • The court is made up of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, President of the Family Division, Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division, former Lord Chancellors, Lords of Appeal in […]
A court of law and equity having jurisdiction in civil cases arising within the city of London and acting as the appellate court from the Chamberlain Court. • It was abolished by the Court Act of 1971.
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law court of appeals. Hist. An appellate tribunal, formerly existing in South Carolina, for hearing appeals from the courts of law.
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Eccles. law. The ecclesiastical court of the province of Canterbury, responsible for appeals from provincial diocesan courts. • The Pope heard appeals from the Court of Arches until the break with Rome prompted a transfer of the appellate jurisdiction to the Court of Delegates. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council now hears certain appeals
A brief submitted to an appeals court; specif., a brief filed by a party to an appeal pending in a court exercising appellate jurisdiction. • The brief may be filed for an individual party or on behalf of two or more parties. — Also termed appeal brief.
nisi prius court 〈拉〉初审法院 由一名法官会同陪审团对案件事实进行审理的初级法院，区别于上诉法院〔appellate court〕。 (→nisi prius)
United States Court of Appeals. A federal appellate court having jurisdiction to hear cases in one of the 13 judicial circuits of the United States (the First Circuit through the Eleventh Circuit, plus the District of Columbia Circuit and the Federal Circuit). — Also termed circuit court. [Cases: Federal Courts 521.]
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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. [Cases: Federal Courts 522.]
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court below 下级法院 对其判决可以提出上诉的初审法院〔trial court〕或中间上诉法院〔intermediate appellate court〕。也称「lower court」。 (→court above)
Circuit Court(s) of Appeals 〈美〉巡回上诉法院 为联邦中间上诉法院〔federal intermediate appellate courts〕的旧名，1948年后改称为现在的美国上诉法院〔United States Courts of Appeals〕。
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