appeal denied
Court says no
Appeal denied is a legal ruling indicating that a higher court has rejected a request to review or overturn a lower court's decision.
The phrase appears in court documents and news reports about litigation outcomes: The Supreme Court left the conviction intact—appeal denied.
It signals finality, though further appeals may sometimes be possible.
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- thrown outExpelled or discarded
- overturnedTurned upside down
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- higher courtCourt hearing appeals
verdict · ruling · final decision · case closed · dismissed · petition · motion · hearing · judge · lawyer · legal battle · sentence · death row · conviction · plaintiff · defendant · overturn · uphold
- legal defeatsguilty verdict, conviction, dismissal, rejection, overruled
- verdictsguilty verdict, guilty, not guilty, acquitted, innocent
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