appeal against

To attempt to change a legal decision. Don't worry, we will appeal against the judge's sentence.

appeal against something

to ask a court of appeals to change a ruling made by a lower court. My lawyer appealed against the judgment. We will file an appeal against the court ruling.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Martine	mar-TEEN (French), mahr-TEE-nə (Dutch)	French, Dutch, Norwegian
Haskel	-	Yiddish
Hana (3)	hah-nah	Japanese
Mcclure	[mə'kluə]
Rahab	RAY-hab (English)	Biblical
Oakley	['əukli]