non-appealability
|non-appeal-a-bil-i-ty|
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/ˌnɑnəˌpiːləˈbɪlɪti/
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/ˌnɒnəˌpiːləˈbɪlɪti/
not able to be appealed
Etymology
'non-appealability' originates from English, formed from the prefix 'non-' + 'appealability', where 'non-' meant 'not' and 'appealability' meant 'the quality of being able to be appealed.'
'Appeal' comes from Old French 'appeler' (or 'apeler'), ultimately from Latin 'appellare' meaning 'to address or call upon'. The noun-forming suffix '-ability' (from Old French/Latin via 'habilitas') was added to form 'appealability', and the negative prefix 'non-' was prefixed to create 'non-appealability'.
Initially, 'appeal' meant 'to call upon' or 'to address'; over time it developed the legal sense 'to apply to a higher court for reversal', and 'appealability' came to mean 'capability of being appealed', with 'non-appealability' meaning 'not capable of being appealed'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the state or quality of being not subject to appeal; inability or ineligibility of a decision or order to be appealed to a higher court.
The parties disputed the non-appealability of the administrative ruling.
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