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appeal
A request that a higher court review a lower court's decision for legal error. Appeals courts review the law; they do not retry the facts.
In full
The losing side in a federal district court generally has a right to one appeal, to the court of appeals for its circuit, where a three-judge panel reviews the record for errors of law. There is no new jury and no new evidence. Beyond that first appeal, further review (en banc rehearing, Supreme Court certiorari) is discretionary.
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