court of appeals

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court of appeals (US) noun

or chiefly British court of appeal

plural courts of appeals

court of appeals (US)

noun

or chiefly British court of appeal

plural courts of appeals

Learner's definition of COURT OF APPEALS

[count] law

: a court that studies the decisions made by a lower court and decides if they were correct上诉法院

— called also (US) appeals court, (chiefly British) appeal court

Court of Appeals US : any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court上诉法院（仅次于美国最高法院，共有13个）

Court of Appeal British : the highest court in Britain below the House of Lords上诉法院（英国上议院之下的最高法院）

noun phrase

often capitalized C&A

: a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts

called also court of appeal