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
Massoud	-	Persian
Dennison	['denisn]
Mnemosyne	ni-MAWS-ə-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Agnethe	-	Danish
Adam	A-dəm (English), a-DAWN (French), AH-dahm (German, Polish), AH:-dahm (Dutch), ah-DAHM (Russian, Ukrainian)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainia
Donatienne	-	French