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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Bayrou was acquitted on appeal and later became Prime Minister of France.
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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
Milton had been sentenced to four years in prison in that case, but remained free on appeal.
—Eamon Javers,dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Those two challenges are already progressing on appeal and are now one level below the Supreme Court.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
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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
Milton had been sentenced to four years in prison in that case, but remained free on appeal.
—Eamon Javers,dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Those two challenges are already progressing on appeal and are now one level below the Supreme Court.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on appeal
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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