unappealable
/'ʌnə'pi:ləbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not subject to appeal: Describes a decision, ruling, or judgment that is final and cannot be challenged or reviewed by a higher authority.
Usage
- The word "unappealable" is primarily used in formal or legal contexts to describe the finality of a judicial or administrative decision.
- It modifies nouns like "decision," "ruling," "judgment," or "order."
Examples
- Adjective:
- The Supreme Court's decision is unappealable.
- The contract contained an unappealable arbitration clause.
- The judge declared the verdict unappealable due to the specific procedural rules.
Advanced Usage
- "unappealable authority": Refers to a power or decision-making body whose judgments are absolute and cannot be questioned.
- The committee acted with unappealable authority on the matter.
- "rendered unappealable": Describes a decision that has been made final, often by the passage of time or a specific legal action.
- The defendant's failure to file a timely notice rendered the judgment unappealable.
Variants and Related Words
- Appealable (adj): Subject to being appealed; capable of being reviewed by a higher court.
- The magistrate's decision was appealable to a district court.
- Final (adj): Conclusive; not to be altered or undone. (A more general synonym).
- Conclusive (adj): Serving to put an end to doubt or question; decisive.
Synonyms
- Final
- Irreversible
- Conclusive
- Definitive
Antonyms
- Appealable
- Reversible
- Challengeable
Related Phrases
- "Unappealable decision": A standard legal phrase for a final judgment.
- The parties agreed to accept the arbitrator's decision as unappealable.
- "As unappealable as": Used in comparisons to emphasize finality.
- The decree was as unappealable as a law of nature.
Adjective
- not subject to appeal
- the judge's ruling was handed down in a preliminary hearing rather than a trial and was therefore unappealable