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appeal means:
Rechtsbeschwerde means:
Substantiv
partial
noun
We recommend just using the broad and generic word "appeal" for Rechtsbeschwerde inasmuch as that term pretty much covers all types of special appeals under the German legal system. Another neologism phrase that accurately describes this form of judicial remedy is "request for relief from a court order".
the action of asking a higher court to review and change the decision of a lower court; a review by a higher court of a decision made by a lower court
She lost both the case and the appeal. Her final route of appeal is before the Grand Chamber of the European Court.