Law Dictionary Definitions

appendant easement.See easement appurtenant under EASEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

appendant claim.See dependent claim under PATENT CLAIM. [Blacks Law 8th]

appellum de felonia.See APPEAL OF FELONY. [Blacks Law 8th]

appellor (<<schwa>>-pel-or orap-<<schwa>>-lor).Hist. English law. A person who formally accuses another of a crime, challenges a jury, or informs against an accomplice. [Blacks Law 8th]

appello (<<schwa>>-pel-oh), vb. [Latin] Roman law. I appeal. • This was the form of making an appeal apud acta (in the presence of the judge). [Blacks Law 8th]

appellee (ap-<<schwa>>-lee). A party against whom an appeal is taken and whose role is to respond to that appeal, usu. seeking affirmance of the lower court’s decision. See RESPONDENT. Cf. APPELLANT. [Cases: Appeal and Error    326. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 232–233, 238.][Blacks Law 8th]

appellator (ap-<<schwa>>-lay-t<<schwa>>r), n. [Latin] Roman & civil law. An appellant. [Blacks Law 8th]

appellation of origin.Trademarks. Representation of a product’s geographic origin by use of a mark  —  such  as  a  symbol,  word,  phrase,  or  graphic  element  such  as  a  map  —  whose  use  is regulated  to  ensure that  the  product so  marked  reflects some  well-known  feature peculiar  to  the region. • This term usu. applies to a…

appellatio (ap-<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. An appeal from a lower court. Pl. appellationes (ap-<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh-neez). [Blacks Law 8th]

appellate rules.A body of rules governing appeals from lower courts. [Cases: Courts    80(4).] [Blacks Law 8th]