Appellancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Appellancy is a noun meaning Capability of appeal.
Meaning
Capability of appeal.
More Meanings
- (law) A form of plea bargain in which someone is granted immunity or a reduced sentence in return for providing testimony to convict their accomplices.
Example Sentences
Indeed, the faculty seems to have acquired something of a reputation for supporting appellancy.
. At this point Jansenism truly becomes synonymous with a political “movement,” and “appellancy” becomes a new form of politics, not theology, whose actual core is ambiguous apart from its notable destabilizing character.
As Paul Strohm argues, the absence of evidence to suggest that Usk was formally charged with any crime at this juncture indicates a creative use of the concept of appellancy, which typically enabled felons to mitigate their punishment through confession and the provision of testimony contributing to the conviction of their accomplices.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include appealability, appellability, appliableness, applicableness, applicancy, pleadableness.
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