New York Laws > Civil Practice Law and Rules > Article 56 – Appeals to the Court of Appeals
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- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.