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| [in law] of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | |||
V1, V2 |
| take a court case to a higher court for review | |||
V2 |
| challenge (a decision) | |||
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| [in law] a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial |