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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It’s been just over eight months since the Jamaican dancehall legend was freed from captivity after serving 13 years behind bars for a murder conviction that was overturned on appeal in March 2024.
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Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Settlement Agreement Wording Can Help While the case was on appeal, the parties settled for a lump-sum $23 million payment.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Bayrou was acquitted on appeal and later became Prime Minister of France.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
After weekly fines began in 2016, the water system unsuccessfully challenged the fluoride mandate in state court, then lost again on appeal.
—Brett Kelman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Settlement Agreement Wording Can Help While the case was on appeal, the parties settled for a lump-sum $23 million payment.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Bayrou was acquitted on appeal and later became Prime Minister of France.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
After weekly fines began in 2016, the water system unsuccessfully challenged the fluoride mandate in state court, then lost again on appeal.
—Brett Kelman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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