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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Here's what to know Eventually, U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered Microsoft to be split in two – an aggressive penalty that would eventually be overturned on appeal in 2001.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Several other prominent Helms-Burton lawsuits have been turned down on appeal or are headed to the Supreme Court after years of expensive litigation.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
In court, Weinstein will face two of the same accusers whose testimony paved the way for his conviction before it was thrown out on appeal: Jessica Mann and Mimi Haley.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In August, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with several of Palin’s arguments on appeal and sent the case back to Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff for a do-over.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Several other prominent Helms-Burton lawsuits have been turned down on appeal or are headed to the Supreme Court after years of expensive litigation.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
In court, Weinstein will face two of the same accusers whose testimony paved the way for his conviction before it was thrown out on appeal: Jessica Mann and Mimi Haley.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In August, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with several of Palin’s arguments on appeal and sent the case back to Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff for a do-over.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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