on appeal
idiom
—when the judgment of a lower court on a case is reviewed by a higher court
Her conviction was reversed on appeal.
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Newman’s case against Moore, Prost and Taranto was on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Despite an initial setback in November, where the court declined their request, the teams eventually triumphed on appeal.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Delphi murders:Odinism, confessions, alleged judicial bias among issues Richard Allen could raise on appeal
His attorneys have maintained Allen is innocent.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
The intermediate state appeals court, in a decision released Friday, rejected four of the five issues Jones raised on appeal.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Despite an initial setback in November, where the court declined their request, the teams eventually triumphed on appeal.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Delphi murders:Odinism, confessions, alleged judicial bias among issues Richard Allen could raise on appeal
His attorneys have maintained Allen is innocent.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
The intermediate state appeals court, in a decision released Friday, rejected four of the five issues Jones raised on appeal.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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