the Court of Appeals
noun
ukus(alsoAppeals Court);(alsoCircuit Court of Appeals)LAW
in the US, acourtoflawthat makesdecisionsrelatingtolegalcasesin whichpeopledo notacceptthedecisionof alowercourt:
Stateofficialshopethey canpersuadetheCourtofAppealsinSanFrancisco tooverturntheorder.