on appeal
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—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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Avenatti's attempts to get those convictions and sentences overturned on appeal all failed.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Blatter and Platini have since been cleared of charges relating to the payment, most recently at a Swiss federal criminal appeals court this year, but FIFA’s ethics committee banned both men from all football activities in December 2015 for eight years, later reduced to six years on appeal.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
But the win and the award were overturned on appeal in 2019.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The $3 million in damages — unless overturned on appeal — would come from county general fund revenue, a county spokesperson said.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Blatter and Platini have since been cleared of charges relating to the payment, most recently at a Swiss federal criminal appeals court this year, but FIFA’s ethics committee banned both men from all football activities in December 2015 for eight years, later reduced to six years on appeal.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
But the win and the award were overturned on appeal in 2019.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The $3 million in damages — unless overturned on appeal — would come from county general fund revenue, a county spokesperson said.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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