An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.
ɐn ɐpˈɛlət kˈoːɹt, kˈɑːmənli kˈɔːld ɐ kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːl ˈɛs, ɐpˈiːl kˈoːɹt, kˈoːɹt ʌv sˈɛkənd ˈɪnstəns ɔːɹ sˈɛkənd ˈɪnstəns kˈoːɹt, ɪz ˌɛni kˈoːɹt ʌv lˈɔː ðæt ɪz ɛmpˈaʊɚd tə hˈɪɹ ɐn ɐpˈiːl əvə tɹˈaɪəl kˈoːɹt ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ lˈoʊɚ tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl.