under appeal

idiom

: being reviewed by a higher court
The case is currently under appeal.

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Legal troubles are also looming—Trump owes a total of $578 million, including interest, stemming from three court cases, all currently under appeal. Dan Alexander, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Sherard died in August at age 83, leaving behind a handful of properties, a company that owes more than $15,000 in unpaid Municipal Court fines for building code violations, and a wrongful death lawsuit still under appeal. Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024 That decision is under appeal, but the new attorney general could order prosecutors to drop it. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2024 In June, a state District Court judge in Uvalde County ordered the Uvalde school district and sheriff's office to release records related to the shooting to news outlets, but those records have not yet been made available while the matter is under appeal. Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under appeal 

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“Under appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20appeal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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