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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Prepare for Potential Compliance: If the injunction is overturned on appeal, businesses may need to act quickly to meet reporting deadlines. —

Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The trial judge in that case ordered that Microsoft be broken up into several companies, but the ruling was overturned on appeal. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024 Judges are not fond of sound legal opinions going up on appeal. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024 But the move spurred a summer of political pain for the mayor, who faced criticism from advocates, backlash from the City Council that had approved the education spending plan, and even a lawsuit that ultimately upheld school budget cuts on appeal. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on appeal