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Rechtsmittelverfahren

Substantiv

partial

appeal

noun

Comparative law notes

Germany

A more precise translation would be "appellate proceedings".

Definitions of appeal

English

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.