From Longman Business Dictionary
Court of AppealsˌCourt of Apˈpeals (also Appeals Court) noun [singular]LAW in the US, one of the federal or state law courts that makes decisions about criminal and CIVIL cases that have been decided by lower courts but where people are not happy about the decision madeThe 11th US Court of Appeals in Atlanta overturned a federal judge’s dismissal of a water pollution suit against the company.