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An appeal is the process whereby a higher court reviews the rulings of a lower court.

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Q: What does the word appeal mean and when is it used in a court?
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Meaning of word disposed used in transferring to district court?

appeal: meaning that you move up from court to court


Can court decisions be appealed?

Many can- IF you have grounds for an appeal. Having grounds for an appeal does NOT mean that you just did not like the decision, but that the court made an error. The decision of a few courts, like the US Supreme Court, cannot be appealed. They are the final word.


What does it mean that the US suprem court is the court of last resort in all questions of federal law?

There is no court above the Supreme Court, therefore once they have ruled on an issue there is no higher court to hear an appeal. Their rulings are the last word on the issue.


What word does appeal go with?

The noun 'appeal' is a word for a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request; an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed; a request for donations to support a charity or cause; the power of attracting or of arousing interest.The verb 'appeal' is to ask for something badly needed or wanted; to apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court; to call upon another for a decision; to be pleasing or attractive.Example:Does this appeal to you? (verb)Yes, it has a lot of appeal for me. (noun)


What does appealed mean?

The word "appealing" can be used as an adjective, meaning "having appeal", or "being attractive", as the present participle of "appeal", or the act of making an appeal.


What can you do if you don't agree with the decision of an appealed case?

You can appeal it again and again until it gets to the supreme court; their word is the final one.


What appealing means?

Definitions of appeal on the Web: * take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" * request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" * entreaty: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" * attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" * attract: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" * challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict" * (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; "their appeal was denied in the superior court" * solicitation: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"


What does appealing-means?

The word "appealing" can be used as an adjective, meaning "having appeal", or "being attractive", as the present participle of "appeal", or the act of making an appeal.


What does it mean when a case is reversed and remanded case remanded for resentencing otherwise affirmed?

It looks like the decision of an appeal court. It's too bad that the question is not posed clearly. An appeal court reverses a decision when it changes the decision that is being appealed from. An appeal court affirms a decision when it decides not to change it. A matter before the courts is "remanded" when it is put over to another day. The word "remanded" is particularly used in criminal matters especially where the accused person is in custody. My guess is that the story goes something like this: A person has been convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term in jail. While he is serving his sentence, his lawyer has launched an appeal both against the conviction and against the sentence, stating that the jail term was too long. The appeal court has rejected the appeal against conviction but has accepted the appeal against sentence. The sentence "is reversed" and the prisoner remanded in custody until the lower court can impose a more appropriate sentence, "resentencing". However, the conviction stands; it is "otherwise affirmed".


What is an attentate?

An attentate is another word for an attentat, something brought as a ruling by the judge of a lower court in a matter appending an appeal.


In a civil court what does to adjourn mean?

A word that can be used in two contexts. It could mean that the court session is ended for that particular day, or also can be used to mean that the court case has been completed, all business pertaining to the case has been heard and the court is closing its session.Further AnswerIn British English, it means to 'temporarily suspend'. When a meeting is finished, it is 'closed' not adjourned.


How does a case proceed form the trial courts to the supereme court?

The case is tried in a trial court - If the outcome is not satisfactory to one of the parties to the case, it may appealed to the Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court will review the case and IF THEY WISH TO ACCEPT IT for review, they will consider the case and render a decision on the question contained in the appeal. If that appeal is not satisfactory to one of the parties in the case, that ruling may be appealed, yet again, to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court chooses to accept the case, they, too, will hear the case and render a decision. The Supreme Court's decision is the final word and there is no higher appeal.