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[じょう()·こく()]
joukoku
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 上告

noun, suru verb
  1. final appeal to the highest court

Definition and Synonyms for 上告

Appeal 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
Synonyms: 上告, 上訴, 抗告, 控訴
Appeal take a court case to a higher court for review
Synonyms: 上告
Appeal challenge (a decision)
Synonyms: 上告, 上訴, 控訴

Meanings for each kanji in 上告

» above; up
» revelation; tell; inform; announce

Categories 上告 is a member of

Take Exception raise a formal objection in a court of law
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Challenge issue a challenge to
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Legal Proceeding the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 上告

Sample Sentences for 上告

The defendant was granted an appeal.
He appealed to a higher court against the decision.
The lawyer decided to appeal the case.
I will appeal against the sentence.

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