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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Francis also argued on appeal that Sammartino did not give enough consideration to his ailing health nor properly credit him for his cooperation, which prosecutors described as unprecedented.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In Campbell Union High School District, the state conducted its own investigation rather than reviewing a district decision on appeal and found that course materials in an ethnic studies class discriminated against Jewish students.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Metcalf appealed the suspension, but it was upheld on appeal.
—January 12, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
His initial conviction was overturned on appeal.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In Campbell Union High School District, the state conducted its own investigation rather than reviewing a district decision on appeal and found that course materials in an ethnic studies class discriminated against Jewish students.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Metcalf appealed the suspension, but it was upheld on appeal.
—January 12, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
His initial conviction was overturned on appeal.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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