appealable

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adjective

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

“a criminal is appealable for manslaughter”

Opposite
unappealable
OriginEnglish appeal ← Middle English apelen /appelen ← Old French apel →
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Meanings

adjectiveappealable (comparative more appealable, superlative most appealable)

comparative more appealable · superlative most appealable

  1. lawThat may be appealed, or sent to a higher court for judgement.
  2. obsoleteThat may be accused or called to answer by appeal.

    a criminal is appealable for manslaughter

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecapable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal

Opposite
unappealable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  7. Proto-Italic*pelnō
  8. Latinpellō
  9. Latinappellāre
  10. Old Frenchapelerdeverb.
  11. Old Frenchapel
  12. Middle Englishapelen /appelen
  13. Englishappeal
  14. Englishappealable

From appeal + -able.

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Translations

Catalan impugnable, apel·lable
  • impugnablethat may be appealed
  • apel·lablethat may be appealed
French susceptible de recours, appelable
  • susceptible de recoursthat may be appealed
  • appelablethat may be appealed
  • susceptible d'appelthat may be appealed
German beschwerdefähig
  • beschwerdefähigthat may be appealed
Italian appellabile, confutabile
  • appellabilethat may be appealed
  • confutabilethat may be appealed
Portuguese apelável, refutável
  • apelávelthat may be appealed
  • refutávelthat may be appealed
Spanish impugnable, apelable
  • impugnablethat may be appealed
  • apelablethat may be appealed
Vietnamese cặc
  • cặcthat may be appealed
Cite this entry
APA

appealable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appealable

MLA

“appealable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appealable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appealable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appealable.

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