Word Finder - appellant

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A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court

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The appellant made her submissions to the court.

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• plaintiff in error

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One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.

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One who challenges another to single combat.

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One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.

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Of or relating to appeals; appellate

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In the process of appealing

Mr. Justice Turner dismissed the appellant's case on all counts.

The appellant may, however, request that bishop to send priests from his side to sit with the synod of appeal.

The Appellant did admit heavily dependent cases to the home.

He declared that all pardons issued since 1387 were invalid, and imposed heavy fines on persons, and even on whole shires, that had given the lords appellant aid.

In spite of the warnings given by the assault on Suffolk in 1450, by Jack Cades insurrection, and by the first armed demonstrations of Richard of York in 1450 and 1452, the king persisted in keeping his friends in office, and they had to be removed by the familiar and forcible methods that bad been applied in earlier ages by the lords ordainers or the lords appellant.

Under the Clergy Discipline Act 1892 an appeal lies from the judgment of a consistory court under that act, in respect of fact by leave of the appellate court, and in respect of law without leave, to either the Arches court or the judicial committee of the privy council at the option of the appellant.

March the Respondents will, by list, notify the appellant of all or any witnesses against whom subpoenas will be issued.

Accordingly the Panel uphold the Respondent's decision and refuse the appellant 's appeal.

The Vice-Chancellor will acknowledge receipt of the appeal within five working days and will inform the appellant which Deputy Vice-Chancellor will handle the appeal.

There may, of course, have been other reasons why the jury rejected the appellant 's account.

As to the written evidence submitted by the appellant, much of this is irrelevant and none has been tested.

It is also far less likely that an appeal will be brought once the would-be appellant has been returned.

In doing so we are assisted by the fact that the District Judge has provided us with comments on the appellant's skeleton argument.

In regard to the claim for wrongful arrest, the trial judge held that the appellant's arrest had been lawful.

The Respondents were told that the Appellant was out, making arrangements to visit Mauritius on urgent family business.

The appellant's contention was that no one could know about something which he did not know existed.

Investigations revealed deceit and dishonesty on the part of the Appellant.

It was the appellant's position that this additional policy was not matrimonial property.

Indeed, that conclusion followed inexorably from the finding that the appellant had not been entitled to withhold payment.

Counsel for the appellant submitted that the Crown had made provocation an issue and that accordingly the judge should have summed up on provocation.

The first ground for closure (the Appellant failing to notify the respondents) has been fully made out.

Thus we see nothing unjust in providing the trust which owns the appellant with a choice.

Playing the part of the demagogue, and exaggerating all his nephews petulant acts and sayings, he declared the constitution in danger, and took arms at the head of a party of peers, the earls of Warwick, Arundel and Nottingham, and Henry, earl of Derby, the son of John of The Gaunt, who called themselves the lords appellant, lords because they were ready to appeal Richards appel- councillors of treason.

Complaints were received from former residents and staff and these were discussed with the Appellant who was given an opportunity to resolve the difficulties.

The decision is subject to the appellant 's right to have it reconsidered at an oral hearing.

The first ground for closure (the Appellant failing to notify the Respondents) has been fully made out.

Pending appeal, the appellant's see is not to be filled up. The judges appointed by the bishop of Rome to hear the appeal are to be from the neighbouring provinces.

Oxford and Suffolk succeeded in escaping to France, but the king and the rest of his adherents fell into the hands of the lords appellant They threatened for a moment to depose him, but finally placed him under the control of a council and ministers Execution chosen by themselves, and to put him in a proper of the state of terror, executed Lord Beauchamp, the judge, kings Sir Robert Tressilian.

He got rid of the ministers imposed upon him by the lords appellant, but replaced them by Bishop Wykeham and other old statesmen against whom no objection could be raised.

Having lived down his unpopularity, and made himself many powerful friends, he resolved to take his longdeferred revenge on Gloucester and the other lords appellant.

The other two lords appellant, Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, and Henry of Bolingbroke, the son of John of Gaunt, were dealt with a year later.

In November 1396 he had officiated at the marriage of Richard and Isabella, daughter of Charles VI., king of France, and his fall was the sequel of the king's sudden attack upon the lords appellant in 1397.

The Appellant sent a second fax dated 25 January.

Then followed the constitutional revolution of the lords appellant in 1388.