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
Dawid	DAH-veet (Polish)	Polish, Biblical Hebrew
Valentina	vah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Todd	TAHD	English
Ibtihaj	-	Arabic
Pietari	PEE-e-tah-ree	Finnish
Noah (2)	NO-ə (English)	Biblical