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LEGAL TERMS

• APPELLATE COURT: A judicial tribunal that reviews cases originally tried and decided
by lower tribunals. The appellate court acts without a jury and is
primarly interested in correcting errors in procedure or in the
interpretation of law by the lower courts.
• APPELLATE JURISDICTION: The power of a court to heart a case that has already
been tried by a lower court.
• APPELLEE: The person against whom the appeal is taken. Also known as the
respondet.

• APPLICATION (PROBATE): A written request (by form) to the registrar for an order of
informal probate of will and/or appointment of personal
representative.
• APPOINTED COUNSEL: Attorneys appointed by a judge or court to represent the
defendant, usually in case of an indigent.
• APPREHEND: To arrest, seize.
• APROACH THE BENCH: During course of trial, attorneys of both plaintiff and
defendant discuss with the judge some matter of trail, not

discussed in public.

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