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devolutive appeal

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A quick definition of devolutive appeal:

Devolutive appeal is when someone asks a higher court to review and possibly change a decision made by a lower court or agency. However, the original decision still stands while the appeal is being considered. It's like asking a teacher to look at your test again to see if they made a mistake, but your grade doesn't change until they make a new decision.

A more thorough explanation:

A devolutive appeal is a type of appeal where the execution of the underlying judgment is not suspended. It is a legal proceeding where a lower court's decision is submitted to a higher court for review and possible reversal. This type of appeal does not stop the lower court's decision from being carried out while the appeal is being considered.

  • John was found guilty of a crime and filed a devolutive appeal. He was allowed to remain out of jail while the appeal was being considered, but the sentence was still in effect.
  • In a divorce case, the husband filed a devolutive appeal against the lower court's decision to award alimony to his wife. The wife was still entitled to receive the alimony payments while the appeal was being considered.

These examples illustrate how a devolutive appeal does not stop the execution of the underlying judgment. The appellant can still file an appeal, but the decision of the lower court remains in effect until the appeal is resolved.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
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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
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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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
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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
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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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