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A quick definition of appeal:

An appeal is when someone disagrees with a decision made by a court or government agency and asks a higher court to review it. The person who asks for the review is called the appellant, and the person who defends the original decision is called the appellee or respondent. Sometimes, the higher court has to review the decision (an appeal of right), and sometimes they can choose whether or not to review it (a discretionary appeal). Appeals can happen in both court cases and administrative law cases.

A more thorough explanation:

An appeal is a legal challenge to a previous decision made by a court or administrative agency. The appeal is directed towards a higher legal power than the one that made the original decision. The person who initiates the appeal is called the appellant, while the person defending the original decision is called the appellee or respondent.

Appeals can be either of right or discretionary. An appeal of right is one that the higher court must hear if the losing party demands it, while a discretionary appeal is one that the higher court may, but does not have to, consider.

For example, if a person is found guilty in a trial court, they can appeal the decision to an appellate court. If the appellate court upholds the decision, the person can then appeal to a court of last resort, such as the United States Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court does not have to hear the case if they do not want to.

Appeals can also be made in administrative law. For example, if a person disagrees with a decision made by an executive agency, they can appeal the decision in court.

Overall, an appeal is a way for a person to challenge a legal decision and seek a higher authority to review the decision.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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