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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His lawyer maintained Mabille had not been at the scene and he was acquitted of any charges on appeal in 2020.
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters A top economic advisor to President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that court rulings throwing out aggressive tariffs will be overturned on appeal.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 May 2025
But have the majority of death sentences in the U.S. really been overturned on appeal over legal or procedural mistakes?
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
From 1976 to 2015, 80% of the state’s capital sentences were reversed on appeal, and 12 people have been exonerated from its death row.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters A top economic advisor to President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that court rulings throwing out aggressive tariffs will be overturned on appeal.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 May 2025
But have the majority of death sentences in the U.S. really been overturned on appeal over legal or procedural mistakes?
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
From 1976 to 2015, 80% of the state’s capital sentences were reversed on appeal, and 12 people have been exonerated from its death row.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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