appealable

Open to review

Appealable describes a legal decision or ruling that can be taken to a higher court for review.

Not all court decisions are immediately appealable—some must wait until a case concludes.

The judge's dismissal of the case is appealable within thirty days.

judicial

verdict

Official court decision

interlocutory · finality · ruling · decision · judgment · order · decree · sentence · finding · determination

rights

due process

Guaranteed judicial fairness

challenge · grievance · review · fairness · protection · claim · relief · vindication · second chance · hearing

procedural

petition

Formal written appeal

  • filingStoring documents systematically
  • briefShort in duration
  • docketCourt's case schedule

motion · deadline · notice · record · transcript · hearing · submission · grounds · error · objection

Opposites
legal reviewability

appealableunappealable

Not subject to review

nonappealable · final · binding · unreviewable · conclusive

Family

unappealable

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