appealable

CEFRC1

/əˈpiləbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to be challenged in a higher court.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    That may be appealed, or sent to a higher court for judgement.

Examples

  • The court's decision was appealable to a higher court.

  • The judge determined that the case was appealable on those grounds.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal.

More examples

In context

  • The judge ruled that the court decision is indeed appealable.

  • a criminal is appealable for manslaughter

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The lawyer noted that the judge's decision was blank, so they planned to file immediately.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From appeal + -able.