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.

Examples of on appeal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The developer was asking for full reimbursement if the aforementioned taxpayer lawsuit were to prevail on appeal, and partial reimbursement if the deal fell apart for other reasons, Goldstone, the mayor’s special adviser, said. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024

Hiep, meanwhile, suggests Lan’s death sentence may well be counterproductive and overturned on appeal. —Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024

He was sentenced to death for each murder, court records show, and his conviction and death sentence have previously been upheld on appeal. —Dakin Andone, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024

His conviction was upheld on appeal, and the Missouri Supreme Court declined to review it last month. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024

That bond is now essentially a placeholder that will guarantee payment if the judgment against Trump is upheld on appeal. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024

That’s a major issue with Texas cases, which are funneled on appeal to the 5th Circuit, sitting in New Orleans. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024

Baratta said the conviction was later overturned on appeal. —Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024

The handling of the evidence, over the course of the entire investigation, was also raised on appeal. —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024