APPELLATE JURISDICTION
\ɐpˈɛlət d͡ʒˌʊ͡əɹɪsdˈɪkʃən], \ɐpˈɛlət dʒˌʊəɹɪsdˈɪkʃən], \ɐ_p_ˈɛ_l_ə_t dʒ_ˌʊə_ɹ_ɪ_s_d_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of APPELLATE JURISDICTION
- 1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
- 1856 - A Law Dictionary
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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Jurisdiction on appeal; jurisdiction to revise or correct the proceedings in a cause already instituted and acted upon by an inferior court, or by a tribunal having the attributes of a court. Auditor of State v. Railroad Co., 6 Kan. 505. 7 Am. Rep. 575; State v. Anthony, 05 Mo. App. 543; State v. Baker, 19 Fla. 19; Ex parte Bollman, 4 Cranch, 101, 2 L. Ed. 554.
By Henry Campbell Black
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The jurisdiction which a superior court has to bear appeals of causes which have been tried in inferior courts. It differs from original jurisdiction, which is the power to entertain suits instituted in the first in stance. Vide Jurisdiction; Original jurisdiction.
By John Bouvier
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