上告

じょうこく
appeal (to the supreme court)

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じょうこく【上告】

*appeal

〖C〗〖U〗〔法〕上訴， 控訴

I will appeal against the sentence. その判決が不満で上告する.

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じょうこく【上告】

【法】 a final appeal; a jōkoku appeal.

～する bring a final appeal 《in a court》; appeal to a court of final appeal.

●被告人が上告した. The defendant made a final appeal.

・彼は最高裁判所に上告した. He appealed to the Supreme Court.

・彼らは仙台高等裁判所に上告できる. They can appeal to the Sendai High Court.

●上告の結果原判決は破棄された. On final appeal the judgment of the lower court was reversed.

●上告を棄却する dismiss a final appeal

・上告を申し立てる make an application for final (criminal) appeal.

●最高裁判所の判決については上告はできない. There is no appeal from the Supreme Court.

上告期間 the time for final appeal.

上告棄却 dismissal of final [jōkoku] appeal.

上告裁判所 a court of final appeal; a court of last resort; a final appellate court.

上告趣意書 a statement of grounds of the final criminal appeal.

上告状 a notice of [a petition for] final civil appeal.

上告審 an appellate trial; a hearing of final appeal.

上告人 an appellant of final civil appeal.

●被上告人 a respondent of final civil appeal.

上告申立書 a notice of [a petition for] final criminal appeal.

上告申立人 an applicant for final criminal appeal.

上告理由 the grounds for an appeal; the reason for appealing to a higher court.

上告理由書 a statement of grounds for a final civil appeal.