appeal
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6.1
- noun
- /əˈpil/
- Formal
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apelación
- There was nothing more to say, since there could be no appeal regarding the prince's verdict.
- appeals court
- Court of Appeals
- federal appeals
You know, you I seen situations where guys would lose their appeals and they get on that bunk.
- You know, you I seen situations where guys would lose their appeals and they get on that bunk.
- So now the case is going through all the court proceedings and appeals that go with a death sentence.
- And my last point I want to touch on is indeed the issue of appeal tribunals.
- And then on appeal was able to go and that's what changed the law.
- Well, then we have a legal system that can deal with appeals of that sort.
- Oh, I the the court that ruled against my appeal essentially said that it was a free speech issue.
- So then I appealed, got rejected for my first appeal.
- I was like, he said it means you don't have to apply for an appeal.
- But even if I lose the appeal, people change, policies change, positions change.
- Every acquittal will bring an appeal by the prosecution, extending the time of uncertainty.
- If he fights removal, the process could take up to a year or more of hearings and appeals, with a slim chance of success.
- And as I described, you know, the appeals, the appeals court comes back and says, yeah, you can try them.
- So he told all the other Mexicans that I wrote his appeal and that I didn't charge him anything.
- Well, I think he's based that on his appeals and that we went to the appeal court and didn't, didn't go for it.
Examples
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There were four appeals, all the way to the Supreme Court.
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So my first lawyer filed my appeal and when he did, I got a new trial order.
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But even if I lose the appeal, people change, policies change, positions change.
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The United Nations voted not to hear our appeal.
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I had so many lawyers work on so many appeals.
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In this case, the PI's appeal was granted, and the study was approved.
Academic text (2008) -
The state appointed two new lawyers to handle the appeal and post-conviction proceedings.
Academic text (2011) -
Originally, the claims were disallowed, but on appeal, it was decided that the expenses were deductible.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Seventh Circuit heard the appeal from the District Court, which denied Melgar's motion to suppress.
Academic text (2017) -
After the trial, the lawyer filed an appeal to the higher court to review the decision.
Compounds
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Etymology
Appeal comes from the Latin appellare, 'to call to' a higher court. A legal appeal is the formal request to that higher court to look again and possibly change the decision.