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Six example sentences with appellate, each labelled with its topic.
The trial judge decides what happened; an appellate panel decides only whether the trial itself followed the rules.
Law
Rome's appellate machinery let a citizen ask Caesar to review a provincial governor's verdict.
History
Having lost at first instance, the company spent two more years in appellate hearings before the contract was enforced.
Business
The president's nominee for the appellate bench faced three days of questions before the committee voted.
Politics
Courtroom dramas rarely show appellate arguments, since two lawyers and a bench of judges make poor television.
Movies
The bank's fine was halved at the appellate stage, sending its shares up four percent that afternoon.
Finance
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