"appellancy" meaning in English

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          "text": ". 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.",
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        "Capability of appeal."
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          "text": "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.",
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        "A form of plea bargain in which someone is granted immunity or a reduced sentence in return for providing testimony to convict their accomplices."
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