Appellate court
Court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal
An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear a case upon appeal from a trial court or other lower tribunal. An appellate court other than a supreme court is sometimes referred to as an intermediate appellate court.
“Appellate court” enters the record as court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Appellate, court and Court can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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