Comparative law notes
In Brazil, a frivolous appeal filed as a dilatory tactic - i.e., with the purpose of delaying the execution of the judgment - is referred to as "recurso protelatório".
recurso protelatório
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frivolous appeal
noun
Definitions of frivolous appeal
an appeal that has little chance of success because it has no basis in law or fact
It was not a frivolous appeal but there was a legal basis for finding that the Planning Board's decision was erroneous.