appellability
|ap-pel-la-bi-li-ty|
/əˌpɛləbɪˈlɪti/
capacity to be appealed
Etymology
'appellability' ultimately derives from Latin 'appellare' (to call upon, address), formed in English by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-able' and the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to indicate the quality of being 'appellable'.
'appellability' evolved from Latin 'appellare' through Old French 'apeler' and Middle English 'appellen' (from which English 'appeal' developed); the modern noun was created by combining 'appellable' + '-ity' in English to express the state or quality.
Originally related to 'calling' or 'addressing' (Latin), the sense shifted in legal contexts to mean 'to make a formal appeal,' and then to the abstract quality 'the capability of being appealed' now expressed by 'appellability'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or condition of being appealable; capable of being appealed to a higher court or authority (especially a legal decision).
The appellability of the ruling was a central issue in the pretrial motion.
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