Appeal
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In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and interpreting law.[1] Although appellate courts have existed for thousands of years, common law countries did not incorporate an affirmative right to appeal into their jurisprudence until the 19th century.[2]
This article is about legal appeals. For rhetorical appeals, see Modes of persuasion. For other uses, see Appeal (disambiguation).
"Appellant" redirects here. For other uses, see Appellants.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (May 2016) |