appeal against

appeal against

To attempt to change a legal decision. Don't worry, we will appeal against the judge's sentence.
See also: appeal
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

appeal against something

to ask a court of appeals to change a ruling made by a lower court. My lawyer appealed against the judgment. We will file an appeal against the court ruling.
See also: appeal
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • appeal
  • appealing
  • on appeal
  • a number of
  • a number of (something)
  • number of things or people
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • at one's
References in periodicals archive
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals on Wednesday denied Radovan KaradA3/4ic's motion for an appeal chamber to be appointed at the Hague court to decide on his request to review a previous decision that rejected his appeal against the final verdict in his trial sentencing him to life in prison, BIRN reports.
But Natalie McGarry, 37, still has permission to appeal against her conviction - despite pleading guilty.
But Natalie McGarry still has permission to appeal against her conviction - despite pleading guilty.
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aACoeSalman KhanaACAOs appeal against the sentencing was supposed to be heard today, but it has been postponed due to the court being busy,aACA[yen] advocate Sushma Dhara told ANI, adding that the date has been postponed to April 3.
Earlier, the high court approved former premier Nawaz Sharif's petition and instructed the court registrar to schedule a hearing of his appeal against the accountability court's judgement in the Al Azizia reference within 10 days.
Bryan Oviedo and Glenn Loovens are the other players to see red but the club did not appeal against either of those decisions.
Bryan Oviedo and Glenn Loovens are the other players to see red and the club did not appeal against either of those decisions.
ISLAMABAD -- Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday requested the Islamabad High Court for early hearing of the appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia/Hill Metal Establishment reference.
ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif has filed an appeal against the verdict of the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference in the Islamabad High Court a week after an accountability court awarded a seven-year jail term to the former prime minister in the case.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif met his lawyers in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail on Saturday to discuss his appeal against the accountability court's verdict in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference.
The panel comprising ANF law officer, Mirza Abdur Rehman, Raja Inam Minhas Advocate, Syed Intikhab Hussain Shah Advocate and Chaudhry Ehtisham Advocate filed appeal against the acquittal of accomplices of ephedrine quota case.
Dance producer Bilqis Hijjas is finally free from the criminal charge of 'insulting behaviour' over the release of yellow balloons at a 2015 event where then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was present, after the prosecution dropped its appeal against her second acquittal today.
LAHORE:An appellate tribunal of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed appeal against acceptance of nomination papers of PML-N leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif from NA-73, after declaring it non-maintainable.
LAHORE -- An appellate tribunal of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed appeal against acceptance of nomination papers of PML-N leader Khawaja Mohammad Asif from NA-73, after declaring it non-maintainable.