- (also appeal court)(plural courts of appeal)
a court that people can go to in order to try and change decisions that have been made by a lower court 上诉法院 There is a right of appeal to the court of appeal. 有向上诉法院上诉的权利。
- Court of Appeal(also Appeal Court)[singular]
the highest court in England and Wales (apart from the Supreme Court), which can change decisions made by a lower court （英国）上诉法院（仅次于最高法院的司法机构） The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant’s appeal. 上诉法院驳回了被告的上诉。
- court of appeals(also appeals court)[countable] (US English)
one of the courts in the US that can change decisions made by a lower court （美国）上诉法院