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法律英语（Legal English）是指英语中表述法律概念以及法律事务时所用的语种，具有专业性特点。掌握法律英语对阅读外国法律著作、获取第一手法律资料具有重要的意义。为了帮助同学们更好地阅读法学文献，培养国际化法律人才，麻花天美星空果冻学生会学术部特推出法律英语系列推文。本期将介绍常用法律词汇appeal的释义及用法。

双语释义

n. A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial.上诉人诉诸高等法院以获得对下级法院判决的复审、下级法院判决的撤销或新审判的批准的法律程序。

例句：The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system .

上诉法院在英格兰司法体系中起着中心作用。

v. Take a court case to a higher court for review.将一个案件提交上级法院复审。

例句：He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder.

法庭判决他犯有四项谋杀罪，他表示要上诉。

常用词组

1.reject an appeal

驳回上诉

例句：The court rejected their petition.法庭驳回了他们的上诉。

2.lodge an appeal

提出上诉

例句：He has four weeks in which to lodge an appeal.他有4个星期的时间提出上诉。

3.withdraw an appeal

撤回上诉

例句：In case of delayed payment, automatic appeal withdrawal shall govern.逾期不交的，按自动撤回上诉处理。

4.appeal by right

释义：An appeal to a higher court from which permission need not be first obtained.向高等法院提出的上诉，无需事先获得许可，即上诉权。

5.consolidated appeal.

释义：An appeal in which two or more parties, whose interests were similar enough to make a joinder practicable, proceed as a Single appellant.一种上诉，其中两个或两个以上的当事人，其利益相似，足以使合并诉讼切实可行，作为单一上诉人进行。

内容源自：

1.《布莱克法律英语词典》

2.《牛津高阶英汉双语词典》

3.《柯林斯词典》

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